SeasonMapVisby weather in May
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May in Visby: cool, a little rain, with clean air — a great time to visit.
#5 of 12 months in Visby · #943 of 1383 destinations to visit in May · comfort 74/100 (tier B)
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Traveller notes on Visby in May
Other months in Visby
Early June gets you Gotland at its best and its emptiest — the forum rates late May and early June as when nature peaks and the crowds have not arrived, with weather notably better than the rest of the Scandinavian peninsula and less rain. Eighteen hours of daylight, 21°C days. The catch is that quite a few restaurants and cafés do not open until mid-June, so early June trades company for closures. The other timing note: Visby's Medieval Week — authentic dress, feasts and jousting inside the 13th-century walls — is an August event, not a June one.
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Visby climate normals — May
| Daytime high | 13°C / 56°F | 🙂 cool |
|---|---|---|
| Nighttime low | 7°C / 44°F | |
| Sea temperature | 9°C / 48°F | 🥶 cold sea |
| Rainfall | 35 mm / 1.4 in | 🌦 some rain |
| Rainy days | 9 days | |
| Humidity | 65% | 💧 humid |
| Dew point | 4°C / 39°F | |
| Sunshine | 13 h/day | |
| Daylight | 16.7 h | |
| Wind | 22 km/h / 13 mph | |
| Air quality (US AQI) | 40 | 🍃 good |
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Visby in May
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Visby's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherVisby's weather peaks June–August.
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Visby in May — FAQ
- Is May a good time to visit Visby?
- May in Visby: cool, a little rain, with clean air — a great time to visit. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Visby on SeasonMap's comfort score (74/100).
- What is the weather like in Visby in May?
- In May, Visby averages a daily high of 13.2°C and a low of 6.7°C, with about 35.3 mm of rain over roughly 8.6 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Visby in May?
- Visby has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 40 in May.