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Coldest sea in Sweden in May

118 coastal locations in Sweden ranked by typical May sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in May: 8.9°C.

Coldest in May

Kalix

2.8°C May mean in Sweden

Regional May average

8.9°C

across all 118 coastal locations in Sweden

Vs annual mean

-0.3°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Sweden sea feels like in May

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Sweden monthly average 2.4°C to 17.4°C
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  • Warmest month August 17.4°C
  • Coldest month February 2.4°C
  • Annual mean 9.2°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where May fits in the year

May sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Sweden month rankings:

Sweden sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Sweden location. The list below is based on the typical May mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Sweden locations in May

Sorted by typical May mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location May mean
1 Kalix 2.8°C
2 Rolfs 2.8°C
3 Haparanda 2.8°C
4 Töre Norrbottens län 3.1°C
5 Skelleftehamn 3.5°C
6 Ursviken 3.5°C
7 Gammelstad 3.7°C
8 Lulea 3.7°C
9 Piteå Norrbottens län 3.8°C
10 Södra Sunderbyn Norrbottens län 3.9°C
11 Taftea 5.5°C
12 Husum 5.6°C
13 Holmsund 5.6°C
14 Obbola 5.6°C
15 Ornskoldsvik 5.6°C
16 Kramfors 5.6°C
17 Nordmaling 5.7°C
18 Harnosand 5.8°C
19 Hudiksvall 5.9°C
20 Iggesund 5.9°C
21 Sandarne 5.9°C
22 Stockvik 6.0°C
23 Sundsbruk 6.0°C
24 Sundsvall 6.0°C
25 Ljusne 6.2°C
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26 Alunda 6.3°C
27 Marielund 6.6°C
28 Norrsundet 6.6°C
29 Sandhamn 7.0°C
30 Mörtnäs Stockholms län 7.7°C
31 Östermalm Stockholms län 7.7°C
32 Brevik 7.8°C
33 Oestermalm 7.8°C
34 Saltsjobaden 7.8°C
35 Stockholm 7.8°C
36 Vaxholm 7.8°C
37 Pershagen 7.9°C
38 Nynashamn 8.0°C
39 Visby 8.1°C
40 Slite 8.2°C
41 Trosa 8.2°C
42 Klintehamn 8.3°C
43 Bara Södermanlands län 8.3°C
44 Gotland 8.4°C
45 Vaestervik 8.4°C
46 Oxelosund 8.5°C
47 Nykoping 8.5°C
48 Marieberg 8.6°C
49 Sturkö Blekinge län 8.8°C
50 Mönsterås Kalmar län 8.9°C

Warmest 10 in Sweden in May

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location May mean
1 Bastad 12.1°C
2 Jonkoping Lake Vattern 12.1°C
3 Vejbystrand 12.1°C
4 Mariestad Lake Vanern 12.0°C
5 Tylosand 12.0°C
6 Halmstad 12.0°C
7 Helsingborg 12.0°C
8 Varberg 12.0°C
9 Falkenberg 11.9°C
10 Kristinehamn Lake Vanern 11.9°C

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