Baesweiler weather in May

In May, Baesweiler sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 55 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baesweiler's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baesweiler's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:53 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Baesweiler is city in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Density
1,000/km²
people per km²

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Baesweiler 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 13°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)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8178
9179
10179
11189
12189
13189
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How May really feels in Baesweiler

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.

Baesweiler weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.91.98.20.2
Feb / 5611.62.99.70.6
Mar10° / 5712.3111.52.2
Apr14° / 4610.50.113.54.1
May18° / 5511.2015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.4016.26.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.6015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°6811.6014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°6010.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 6011.3010.44.1
Nov / 6212.50.58.71.8
Dec / 7113.72.47.80.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
53070
63070
73169
83169
93070
103169
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
162971
172971
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
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273169
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baesweiler gets around 55 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
537
637
736
836
936
1036
1136
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3038
3138

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129550
139550
149550
159460
169460
179370
189370
199181
209091
219091
2288102
2387112
2485123
2585123
2684133
2782144
2881154
2979165
3077176
3177176

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:187:47
214.55:167:48
314.65:147:50
414.65:137:52
514.75:117:53
614.85:097:55
714.85:077:56
814.95:067:58
914.95:047:59
1015.05:028:01
1115.05:018:03
1215.14:598:04
1315.14:578:06
1415.24:568:07
1515.24:548:09
1615.34:538:10
1715.34:518:12
1815.44:508:13
1915.44:498:14
2015.54:478:16
2115.54:468:17
2215.64:458:19
2315.64:448:20
2415.64:428:21
2515.74:418:23
2615.74:408:24
2715.84:398:25
2815.84:388:26
2915.84:378:28
3015.94:368:29
3115.94:358:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baesweiler?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Baesweiler for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baesweiler in May

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

In May, Baesweiler sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Baesweiler in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baesweiler peaks around July 15 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baesweiler 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 Baesweiler is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baesweiler?

Baesweiler sits at 50.9°N, 6.2°E, 117 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Alsdorf, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Baesweiler

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baesweiler has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.

The land around Baesweiler is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (25%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
1,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Alsdorf 4.0 km · Übach-Palenberg 5.0 km · Herzogenrath 8.0 km · Geilenkirchen 8.0 km · Kerkrade 10 km · Würselen 11 km · Eschweiler 12 km · Jülich 12 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 Baesweiler (50.9096°, 6.1887°, elevation 117 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).