Wolfsberg weather in May

In May, Wolfsberg sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 105 mm of precipitation across 14.8 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wolfsberg's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolfsberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
105 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Wolfsberg is locality in Wolfsberg District, Austria.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 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 Wolfsberg reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5167
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13178
14178
15178
16188
17188
18188
19188
20188
21188
22189
23189
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
301910
312010

How May really feels in Wolfsberg

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.

Wolfsberg 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 / -6°316.158.80.0
Feb / -5°417.36.1100.0
Mar / -1°559.44.811.61.5
Apr13° / 7311.61.713.33.5
May18° / 10514.80.214.85.0
Jun21° / 11°11615.2015.65.7
Jul23° / 13°11114.9015.36.2
Aug23° / 13°11213.70146.3
Sep18° / 10011.1012.45.5
Oct13° / 799.4110.63.5
Nov / 749.23.49.20.8
Dec / -5°5285.88.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103961
113961
124060
134060
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194258
204258
214357
224357
234456
244357
254357
264357
274357
284258
294258
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Wolfsberg gets around 105 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1452
2462
3462
4471
5471
6481
7481
8481
9481
10481
11481
12481
13481
14481
15481
16481
17481
18471
19471
20470
21470
22460
23470
24470
25470
26480
27480
28490
29490
30500
31500

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 96% 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
19973
20973
21964
22964
23955
24946
25937
26919
279010
288911
298713
308614
318515

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 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 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 4:54 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:547:02
214.24:527:03
314.24:517:05
414.34:497:06
514.34:477:07
614.44:467:09
714.44:447:10
814.54:437:11
914.54:417:13
1014.64:407:14
1114.64:397:15
1214.74:377:17
1314.74:367:18
1414.74:357:19
1514.84:337:20
1614.84:327:22
1714.94:317:23
1814.94:307:24
1914.94:297:25
2015.04:277:27
2115.04:267:28
2215.14:257:29
2315.14:247:30
2415.14:237:31
2515.24:227:32
2615.24:227:33
2715.24:217:34
2815.34:207:35
2915.34:197:36
3015.34:187:37
3115.34:187:38

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 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 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
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wolfsberg?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wolfsberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wolfsberg in May

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

In May, Wolfsberg sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Wolfsberg 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 Wolfsberg peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wolfsberg's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 915 µg/m³Sep 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wolfsberg?

Wolfsberg sits at 46.8°N, 14.8°E, 461 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Sankt Peter, 45 km away.

Sankt PeterStraßgangKlagenfurtWetzelsdorfEggenbergSankt MartinGriesLend

Topography around Wolfsberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolfsberg has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m around an average of 564 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,761 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,321 m.

The land around Wolfsberg is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
706 m
16 km
1,761 m
80 km
2,321 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sankt Peter 45 km · Straßgang 47 km · Klagenfurt 48 km · Wetzelsdorf 48 km · Eggenberg 49 km · Sankt Martin 49 km · Gries 50 km · Lend 51 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 Wolfsberg (46.8406°, 14.8442°, elevation 461 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).