Karlstad climate

Karlstad Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Karlstad, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 12°C on May 1 to 17°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Karlstad, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
14°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 30, 2018
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 12, 1995
Daylight
15 h 54 min to 18 h 03 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
10.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 112°C5°C18°C 19930°C 201440%
May 212°C5°C19°C 19930°C 201140%
May 312°C5°C17°C 19930°C 201141%
May 413°C5°C18°C 2006-2°C 199740%
May 513°C5°C19°C 20040°C 201940%
May 613°C5°C20°C 20041°C 199640%
May 713°C5°C21°C 20040°C 199140%
May 813°C5°C23°C 20060°C 199639%
May 913°C6°C24°C 20160°C 199540%
May 1013°C6°C22°C 20080°C 199940%
May 1113°C6°C21°C 20110°C 199539%
May 1214°C6°C21°C 2001-2°C 199540%
May 1314°C6°C22°C 2018-1°C 199541%
May 1414°C6°C25°C 20180°C 199541%
May 1514°C7°C27°C 2018-1°C 199543%
May 1614°C7°C26°C 2018-1°C 199644%
May 1714°C7°C22°C 20000°C 199645%
May 1815°C7°C22°C 2013-1°C 199646%
May 1915°C7°C22°C 19920°C 199647%
May 2015°C8°C21°C 19921°C 199646%
May 2115°C8°C22°C 19922°C 199648%
May 2215°C8°C24°C 20181°C 199648%
May 2315°C8°C25°C 20143°C 199848%
May 2416°C8°C24°C 20123°C 199147%
May 2516°C9°C26°C 20124°C 199847%
May 2616°C9°C25°C 20185°C 199147%
May 2716°C9°C24°C 19924°C 199446%
May 2816°C9°C23°C 19924°C 201445%
May 2917°C9°C27°C 20185°C 201044%
May 3017°C9°C27°C 20184°C 199743%
May 3117°C9°C27°C 19926°C 201244%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Karlstad, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 5:07 AM, sunset 9:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:03 AM, sunset 10:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.