Baden weather in May

In May, Baden sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baden's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:23 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Baden is cadastral municipality in Baden District.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Baden reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3189
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9199
10199
11199
12199
131910
141910
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212010
222011
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272011
282111
292112
302112
312112

How May really feels in Baden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Baden weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°388.75.58.60.0
Feb / -2°368.14.79.90.2
Mar / 5410.63.611.62.0
Apr15° / 5310.31.113.44.4
May19° / 10°8513.7014.95.6
Jun23° / 14°8813.1015.86.3
Jul25° / 15°9714.1015.46.4
Aug25° / 15°8611.1014.16.7
Sep20° / 11°8110.4012.46.1
Oct14° / 569.80.510.64.0
Nov / 509.42.591.2
Dec / -1°439.44.88.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134456
144456
154357
164357
174456
184357
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244258
254357
264357
274357
284456
294456
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baden gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
441
542
642
743
843
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2745
2845
2945
3046
3146

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129550
139460
149460
159370
169370
179280
189190
1989101
2088111
2186131
2285141
2384151
2481172
2579192
2678202
2775223
2874233
2971254
3069274
3167285

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:456:59
214.34:447:00
314.34:427:02
414.44:407:03
514.44:397:05
614.54:377:06
714.54:367:08
814.64:347:09
914.64:337:10
1014.74:317:12
1114.74:307:13
1214.84:287:14
1314.84:277:16
1414.94:257:17
1514.94:247:18
1614.94:237:20
1715.04:227:21
1815.04:207:22
1915.14:197:24
2015.14:187:25
2115.24:177:26
2215.24:167:27
2315.24:157:29
2415.34:147:30
2515.34:137:31
2615.34:127:32
2715.44:117:33
2815.44:107:34
2915.44:097:35
3015.54:087:36
3115.54:077:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baden?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Baden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baden in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Baden sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Baden in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baden peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baden in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Baden is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJun 1316 µg/m³Nov 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Baden?

Baden sits at 48.0°N, 16.2°E, 230 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Mödling, 10 km away.

Topography around Baden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baden.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,942 m.

The land around Baden is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
671 m
80 km
1,942 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Mödling 10 km · Perchtoldsdorf 13 km · Meidling 19 km · Favoriten 21 km · Hietzing 21 km · Penzing 22 km · Margareten 22 km · Fünfhaus 22 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 82% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$62,930
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 616
Religion
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baden (48.0054°, 16.2326°, elevation 230 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).