Wilten weather in May

In May, Wilten sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 177 mm of precipitation across 21.3 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Wilten's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wilten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
177 mm
21.3 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
5.25 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wilten reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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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How May really feels in Wilten

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.

Wilten 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°8312.5138.70.0
Feb-1° / -9°7912.513.39.90.0
Mar / -5°11015.614.511.60.0
Apr / -2°11516.111.713.30.7
May12° / 17721.36.814.82.3
Jun16° / 19821.42.515.63.5
Jul18° / 203210.815.34.3
Aug17° / 206200.6144.4
Sep13° / 13915.63.312.43.3
Oct / 11813.46.910.61.7
Nov / -5°10612.911.49.10.1
Dec-2° / -9°9613.513.88.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
42971
52971
62872
72872
82872
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162872
172872
183070
193070
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223169
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293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Wilten gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 21.3 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 68% and peaks near 73% 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 (%)
16127
26226
36426
46426
56525
66625
76725
86725
96724
106824
116824
126824
136823
146823
156923
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196922
206921
216921
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277117
287116
297216
307215
317314

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
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3100
4100
5100
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15100
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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
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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.

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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
614.44:597:24
714.54:577:25
814.54:567:26
914.64:547:28
1014.64:537:29
1114.74:517:30
1214.74:507:32
1314.74:497:33
1414.84:477:34
1514.84:467:35
1614.94:457:37
1714.94:437:38
1815.04:427:39
1915.04:417:41
2015.04:407:42
2115.14:397:43
2215.14:387:44
2315.14:377:45
2415.24:367:46
2515.24:357:48
2615.24:347:49
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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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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 Wilten?

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 Wilten.

What to pack for Wilten in May

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

In May, Wilten sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wilten 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 Wilten peaks around July 13 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 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wilten?

Wilten sits at 47.3°N, 11.4°E, 586 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Innsbruck, 1.0 km away.

Garmisch-PartenkirchenPenzbergBad Tölz

Topography around Wilten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wilten has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m around an average of 680 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,235 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,467 m.

The land around Wilten is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
469 m
16 km
2,235 m
80 km
3,467 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Innsbruck 1.0 km · Hötting 2.0 km · Pradl 2.0 km · Igls 3.0 km · Telfs 25 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 34 km · Penzberg 55 km · Bad Tölz 57 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 Wilten (47.2583°, 11.3881°, elevation 586 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).