Wels weather in May

In May, Wels sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 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 Wels's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wels's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:31 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.2 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wels 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 26°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)
1188
2188
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5189
6199
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312112

How May really feels in Wels

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.

Wels weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6211.36.58.60.0
Feb / -2°5210.25.19.90.2
Mar10° / 7112.73.211.62.0
Apr15° / 5710.50.813.44.4
May19° / 10°9013.3014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°8913.8015.86.2
Jul25° / 15°9514015.46.4
Aug25° / 15°8811014.16.7
Sep19° / 11°7711.2012.45.9
Oct14° / 65110.410.63.9
Nov / 5610.32.691.1
Dec / -1°6112.35.88.20.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
114060
124060
134159
144060
153961
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274060
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294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wels gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
440
540
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1842
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119640
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179370
189280
199091
2089101
2188111
2286131
2385141
2483161
2581172
2679192
2778202
2876222
2974242
3072253
3171263

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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910calm
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1110calm
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319calm

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 4:54 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:547:08
214.34:527:10
314.34:517:11
414.44:497:13
514.44:477:14
614.54:467:15
714.54:447:17
814.64:427:18
914.64:417:20
1014.74:397:21
1114.74:387:22
1214.84:377:24
1314.84:357:25
1414.94:347:26
1514.94:327:28
1615.04:317:29
1715.04:307:30
1815.14:297:32
1915.14:277:33
2015.14:267:34
2115.24:257:36
2215.24:247:37
2315.34:237:38
2415.34:227:39
2515.34:217:40
2615.44:207:41
2715.44:197:43
2815.44:187:44
2915.54:177:45
3015.54:167:46
3115.54:167:47

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 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 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
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55.1Bright
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205.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wels?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wels for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wels in May

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

In May, Wels sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wels 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 Wels 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 January 1 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Wels 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 Wels is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wels's WHO annual average of 12.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Oct 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wels?

Wels sits at 48.2°N, 14.0°E, 317 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Traun, 16 km away.

SteyrAmstettenPassauHallstattCesky Krumlov

Topography around Wels

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wels has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Wels is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
2,371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Traun 16 km · Ansfelden 20 km · Linz 24 km · Steyr 32 km · Amstetten 62 km · Passau 63 km · Hallstatt 73 km · Cesky Krumlov 75 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 Wels (48.1667°, 14.0333°, elevation 317 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).