Penzing weather in May

In May, Penzing sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Penzing's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penzing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:22 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Penzing is quarter of Vienna.

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Penzing reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°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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How May really feels in Penzing

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.

Penzing weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°358.34.48.60.0
Feb / -1°317.52.99.90.2
Mar10° / 479.82.111.62.2
Apr16° / 4590.513.44.8
May20° / 10°7212014.96.0
Jun24° / 14°7611.8015.86.5
Jul26° / 16°7912.3015.56.5
Aug26° / 15°7110.1014.16.8
Sep20° / 11°719.4012.46.4
Oct14° / 478.70.310.64.2
Nov / 439.11.691.3
Dec / -1°388.83.18.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44555
54555
64555
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154258
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274456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Penzing gets around 72 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
436
536
637
737
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2339
2439
2539
2640
2740
2841
2941
3042
3142

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69550
79460
89460
99460
109370
119370
129280
139280
149190
159190
1690100
1788111
1888111
1987121
2085132
2184142
2282153
2380173
2478184
2577194
2674215
2772226
2870246
2968257
3066268
3163289

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:456:59
214.34:437:01
314.34:417:02
414.44:407:04
514.44:387:05
614.54:377:07
714.54:357:08
814.64:337:09
914.64:327:11
1014.74:307:12
1114.74:297:14
1214.84:287:15
1314.84:267:16
1414.94:257:18
1514.94:237:19
1615.04:227:20
1715.04:217:22
1815.14:207:23
1915.14:187:24
2015.14:177:25
2115.24:167:27
2215.24:157:28
2315.34:147:29
2415.34:137:30
2515.34:127:31
2615.44:117:33
2715.44:107:34
2815.44:097:35
2915.54:087:36
3015.54:077:37
3115.54:077:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Penzing?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Penzing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Penzing in May

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

In May, Penzing sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Penzing 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 Penzing peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Penzing 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 Penzing 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 Penzing?

Penzing sits at 48.2°N, 16.3°E, 215 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Hietzing, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Penzing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penzing has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,942 m.

The land around Penzing is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
1,942 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Hietzing 3.0 km · Ottakring 3.0 km · Fünfhaus 4.0 km · Hernals 4.0 km · Neubau 6.0 km · Josefstadt 6.0 km · Meidling 6.0 km · Mariahilf 6.0 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 Penzing (48.2°, 16.2667°, elevation 215 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).