Hohenems weather in May

In May, Hohenems sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 173 mm of precipitation across 19.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hohenems's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hohenems's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
173 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:51 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Hohenems is second-level administrative country subdivision of Austria.

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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hohenems reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°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)
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How May really feels in Hohenems

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.

Hohenems 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 / -7°10512.8128.70.0
Feb / -6°9811.811.59.90.0
Mar / -3°12015.113.211.60.5
Apr10° / 11815.39.813.32.0
May15° / 17319.65.314.83.4
Jun18° / 19019.31.515.74.5
Jul20° / 11°18218.70.615.35.1
Aug20° / 10°18817.40.414.15.3
Sep16° / 13514.62.612.44.3
Oct12° / 11112.5510.62.8
Nov / -2°11512.710.19.10.5
Dec / -6°1181412.68.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73169
83268
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113268
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Hohenems gets around 173 mm of rain and snow over 19.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15922
26021
36121
46221
56220
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316510

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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265calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:137:24
214.25:127:25
314.35:107:26
414.35:087:28
514.45:077:29
614.45:057:31
714.55:047:32
814.55:027:33
914.65:017:35
1014.64:597:36
1114.74:587:37
1214.74:567:39
1314.74:557:40
1414.84:547:41
1514.84:527:43
1614.94:517:44
1714.94:507:45
1815.04:497:46
1915.04:477:48
2015.04:467:49
2115.14:457:50
2215.14:447:51
2315.24:437:52
2415.24:427:54
2515.24:417:55
2615.34:407:56
2715.34:397:57
2815.34:397:58
2915.44:387:59
3015.44:378:00
3115.44:368:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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155.3Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hohenems?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hohenems.

What to pack for Hohenems in May

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

In May, Hohenems sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Hohenems in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hohenems peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hohenems?

Hohenems sits at 47.4°N, 9.7°E, 522 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Dornbirn, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hohenems

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hohenems has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,955 m.

The land around Hohenems is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,078 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
2,955 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Dornbirn 7.0 km · Lustenau 8.0 km · Feldkirch 15 km · Bregenz 16 km · Lindau 21 km · Saint Gallen 25 km · Bludenz 25 km · Vaduz 27 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 Hohenems (47.3612°, 9.6869°, elevation 522 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).