Lustenau weather in May

In May, Lustenau sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 165 mm of precipitation across 17.1 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Lustenau's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lustenau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
165 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:51 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lustenau reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9168
10168
11168
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18178
19179
20179
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
261810
271810
281810
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Lustenau

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.

Lustenau 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 / -4°106139.38.70.0
Feb / -3°971299.90.0
Mar / 11615.17.411.61.5
Apr13° / 11014.33.813.33.1
May17° / 16517.10.414.94.6
Jun20° / 12°17316.5015.75.4
Jul22° / 13°16915.6015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°17015.1014.16.0
Sep18° / 10°12912.9012.45.2
Oct13° / 10712.31.110.63.5
Nov / 11513.15.69.11.0
Dec / -2°12014.89.28.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43664
53565
63565
73565
83565
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
153862
163862
173961
183961
194060
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274258
284258
294258
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Lustenau gets around 165 mm of rain and snow over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1553
2563
3563
4573
5573
6582
7582
8582
9572
10572
11572
12562
13562
14562
15551
16551
17551
18541
19541
20531
21531
22531
23521
24520
25520
26530
27530
28530
29540
30540
31550

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19982
20973
21964
22964
23955
24946
25937
26928
27928
28919
298911
308812
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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
214.25:117:25
314.35:107:27
414.35:087:28
514.45:077:30
614.45:057:31
714.55:047:32
814.55:027:34
914.65:017:35
1014.64:597:36
1114.74:587:38
1214.74:567:39
1314.84:557:40
1414.84:547:42
1514.84:527:43
1614.94:517:44
1714.94:507:45
1815.04:497:47
1915.04:477:48
2015.04:467:49
2115.14:457:50
2215.14:447:52
2315.24:437:53
2415.24:427:54
2515.24:417:55
2615.34:407:56
2715.34:397:57
2815.34:387:58
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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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 Lustenau?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lustenau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lustenau in May

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

In May, Lustenau sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lustenau 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 Lustenau peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lustenau?

Lustenau sits at 47.4°N, 9.7°E, 405 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Dornbirn, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Lustenau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lustenau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,585 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,965 m.

The land around Lustenau is covered by grassland (39%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
1,585 m
80 km
2,965 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Dornbirn 6.0 km · Hohenems 8.0 km · Bregenz 11 km · Lindau 13 km · Saint Gallen 21 km · Feldkirch 22 km · Tettnang 27 km · Herisau 29 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 Lustenau (47.4264°, 9.6585°, elevation 405 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).