Igls weather in May

In May, Igls sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 183 mm of precipitation across 21.8 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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Igls's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
183 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:45 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Igls reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°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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2101
3111
4111
5111
6111
7112
8112
9112
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11122
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13122
14122
15122
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20133
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22133
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24133
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26134
27134
28144
29144
30144
31144

How May really feels in Igls

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.

Igls 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° / -10°881313.68.70.0
Feb-1° / -8°8112.813.6100.0
Mar / -5°10915.914.711.60.0
Apr / -2°1151611.413.30.8
May12° / 18321.86.714.82.3
Jun16° / 19921.52.515.63.5
Jul18° / 20021.10.815.34.3
Aug17° / 21120.10.6144.3
Sep13° / 14015.73.312.43.2
Oct / 116136.810.61.8
Nov / -5°10512.811.39.10.1
Dec-1° / -9°9313.413.88.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
72872
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142872
152872
162872
172872
182872
192872
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Igls gets around 183 mm of rain and snow over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
16126
26226
36326
46425
56525
66625
76725
86724
96824
106824
116924
126924
137023
147023
157123
167123
177222
187222
197221
207221
217221
227220
237219
247219
257218
267318
277317
287316
297316
307315
317415

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:07 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:077:17
214.25:057:18
314.35:037:19
414.35:027:21
514.45:007:22
614.44:597:23
714.54:577:25
814.54:567:26
914.64:547:27
1014.64:537:29
1114.64:517:30
1214.74:507:31
1314.74:497:33
1414.84:477:34
1514.84:467:35
1614.94:457:37
1714.94:437:38
1814.94:427:39
1915.04:417:40
2015.04:407:42
2115.14:397:43
2215.14:387:44
2315.14:377:45
2415.24:367:46
2515.24:357:47
2615.24:347:48
2715.34:337:50
2815.34:327:51
2915.34:317:52
3015.44:317:53
3115.44:307:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.23 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
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Igls?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igls.

What to pack for Igls in May

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

In May, Igls sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Igls in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igls peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Igls?

Igls sits at 47.2°N, 11.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Wilten, 3.0 km away.

Garmisch-PartenkirchenPenzbergBad Tölz

Topography around Igls

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igls has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,111 m around an average of 874 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,236 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,469 m.

The land around Igls is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,111 m
16 km
2,236 m
80 km
3,469 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Wilten 3.0 km · Innsbruck 4.0 km · Pradl 4.0 km · Hötting 5.0 km · Telfs 27 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 37 km · Penzberg 58 km · Bad Tölz 60 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 Igls (47.2313°, 11.4102°, elevation 0 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).