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Warmest sea in Sweden in May

118 coastal locations in Sweden ranked by their typical May sea temperature. Region-wide average in May: 8.9°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in May

Bastad

12.1°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, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

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Top 50 warmest Sweden locations in May

Sorted by the typical May mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

# 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
11 Lidkoping Lake Vanern 11.9°C
12 Andalen 11.8°C
13 Billdal 11.8°C
14 Donso 11.8°C
15 Gothenburg 11.8°C
16 Saro 11.8°C
17 Höganäs Skåne län 11.8°C
18 Träslövsläge Hallands län 11.8°C
19 Karlstad Lake Vanern 11.8°C
20 Vanersborg Lake Vanern 11.8°C
21 Marstrand 11.7°C
22 Frillesås Hallands län 11.7°C
23 Hjuvik 11.6°C
24 Hoviksnas 11.6°C
25 Ljungskile 11.6°C
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26 Myggenas 11.6°C
27 Stenungsund 11.6°C
28 Svanesund 11.6°C
29 Uddevalla 11.6°C
30 Goteborg-Torsh. Västra Götaland 11.6°C
31 Styrsö Västra Götalands län 11.6°C
32 Hönö Västra Götalands län 11.6°C
33 Öckerö Västra Götalands län 11.6°C
34 Hunnebostrand 11.5°C
35 Lysekil 11.5°C
36 Henån Västra Götalands län 11.5°C
37 Rönnäng Västra Götalands län 11.5°C
38 Stroemstad 11.4°C
39 Smögen Västra Götalands län 11.3°C
40 Strömstad Västra Götalands län 11.3°C
41 Rydebäck Skåne län 11.2°C
42 Falsterbo 10.8°C
43 Landskrona 10.8°C
44 Ljunghusen 10.8°C
45 Höllviken Skåne län 10.3°C
46 Lomma 9.9°C
47 Malmo 9.9°C
48 Trelleborg 9.8°C
49 Ystad 9.6°C
50 Sandhammaren 9.6°C

Coldest 10 in Sweden in May

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Sweden coasts to avoid for swimming in May.

# 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

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