Bad Waldsee weather in May

In May, Bad Waldsee sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 109 mm of rain across 15 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 21% 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 Waldsee's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Waldsee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:49 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Bad Waldsee is municipality seat of the municipality of Bad Waldsee, 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 Waldsee reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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
4177
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14188
15189
16189
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20189
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22199
23199
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261910
271910
281910
292010
302010
312011

How May really feels in Bad Waldsee

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 Waldsee 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°6411.75.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.55.99.90.1
Mar / 7112.83.711.61.8
Apr14° / 7112.41.413.43.6
May18° / 10915014.95.1
Jun21° / 12°10815015.75.7
Jul23° / 14°11714.8015.46.2
Aug23° / 14°10313.6014.16.3
Sep18° / 10°7911.6012.45.5
Oct13° / 7211.20.310.63.5
Nov / 7111.22.990.8
Dec / -1°76136.38.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103664
113763
123763
133664
143763
153763
163961
173862
183961
193961
204060
214060
224159
234159
244258
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bad Waldsee gets around 109 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
349
450
550
651
751
851
951
1051
1150
1250
1350
1450
1549
1649
1748
1848
1947
2047
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2647
2747
2848
2948
3049
3150

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139820
149820
159820
169730
179730
189640
199640
209550
219460
229370
239280
249190
2590100
2689110
2788120
2887130
2985150
3083161
3182171

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
1710calm
1810calm
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 7:25 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:127:25
214.35:107:26
314.35:087:28
414.45:077:29
514.45:057:30
614.55:037:32
714.55:027:33
814.65:007:35
914.64:597:36
1014.74:577:37
1114.74:567:39
1214.84:547:40
1314.84:537:41
1414.94:527:43
1514.94:507:44
1614.94:497:45
1715.04:487:47
1815.04:477:48
1915.14:457:49
2015.14:447:51
2115.14:437:52
2215.24:427:53
2315.24:417:54
2415.34:407:55
2515.34:397:57
2615.34:387:58
2715.44:377:59
2815.44:368:00
2915.44:358:01
3015.54:358:02
3115.54:348:03

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 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 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
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
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 Waldsee?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bad Waldsee in May

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

In May, Bad Waldsee sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bad Waldsee 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 Waldsee 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 Waldsee?

Bad Waldsee sits at 47.9°N, 9.8°E, 590 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Weingarten, 15 km away.

Topography around Bad Waldsee

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Waldsee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,248 m.

The land around Bad Waldsee is covered by trees (36%), grassland (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (33%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
2,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Weingarten 15 km · Ravensburg 19 km · Biberach an der Riß 19 km · Bad Saulgau 22 km · Leutkirch 22 km · Wangen 26 km · Tettnang 31 km · Memmingen 33 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 Waldsee (47.9203°, 9.7549°, 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).