Bad Saulgau weather in May

In May, Bad Saulgau sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 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 Bad Saulgau's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Saulgau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:50 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Bad Saulgau is municipality seat of the municipality of Bad Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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 Bad Saulgau reaches about 18°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 11°C and 24°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)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7168
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
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18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24199
25199
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271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Bad Saulgau

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.

Bad Saulgau weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-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°6511.86.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.46.29.90.0
Mar / 7213.24.111.61.6
Apr13° / 7412.81.713.43.4
May18° / 11515.90.114.94.8
Jun21° / 12°11415.7015.85.5
Jul23° / 14°12616015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°10914.3014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°8312.2012.45.4
Oct13° / 7511.90.410.63.3
Nov / 7211.33.290.8
Dec / -1°7713.26.88.20.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33367
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93466
103466
113565
123565
133664
143763
153763
163862
173862
183961
193961
203961
213961
224060
234060
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bad Saulgau gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
250
351
452
552
652
753
853
953
1053
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1851
1951
2051
2150
2250
2350
2450
2550
2650
2751
2851
2952
3052
3153

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169820
179820
189730
199640
209640
219550
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2789110
2888120
2987130
3085141
3184151

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 5:12 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:127:26
214.35:117:27
314.35:097:29
414.45:077:30
514.45:067:32
614.55:047:33
714.55:037:35
814.65:017:36
914.65:007:37
1014.74:587:39
1114.74:577:40
1214.84:557:41
1314.84:547:43
1414.94:527:44
1514.94:517:45
1615.04:507:47
1715.04:487:48
1815.04:477:49
1915.14:467:51
2015.14:457:52
2115.24:447:53
2215.24:437:54
2315.24:427:56
2415.34:417:57
2515.34:407:58
2615.34:397:59
2715.44:388:00
2815.44:378:01
2915.44:368:02
3015.54:358:03
3115.54:348:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bad Saulgau?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bad Saulgau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bad Saulgau in May

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

In May, Bad Saulgau sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bad Saulgau 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 Bad Saulgau peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Saulgau?

Bad Saulgau sits at 48.0°N, 9.5°E, 590 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sigmaringen, 22 km away.

Topography around Bad Saulgau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Saulgau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m.

The land around Bad Saulgau is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (29%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
1,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sigmaringen 22 km · Bad Waldsee 22 km · Biberach an der Riß 23 km · Weingarten 25 km · Ravensburg 27 km · Ehingen 34 km · Laupheim 37 km · Überlingen 37 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%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 Bad Saulgau (48.0168°, 9.5006°, elevation 590 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).