Bruchsal weather in May

In May, Bruchsal sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bruchsal's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bruchsal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:50 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bruchsal reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2189
3189
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
111910
121910
131910
141910
151910
161910
171910
181910
192010
202010
212011
222011
232011
242011
252011
262111
272111
282112
292112
302112
312112

How May really feels in Bruchsal

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.

Bruchsal 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 / 6812.53.68.50.0
Feb / 60113.59.80.4
Mar11° / 6812.41.711.62.4
Apr15° / 5210.80.113.44.5
May19° / 10°7912.80155.7
Jun23° / 13°6712.2015.96.4
Jul25° / 15°7012.2015.66.6
Aug25° / 15°6211.1014.26.7
Sep20° / 12°629.9012.46.2
Oct15° / 6711.30.110.54.1
Nov / 7011.61.28.91.5
Dec / 8314.33.68.10.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133862
143862
153862
163862
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223961
233961
243961
253961
263862
273862
283862
293763
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bruchsal gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
445
545
645
745
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1345
1444
1544
1644
1743
1842
1942
2041
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2939
3039
3140

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179271
189181
199091
209091
2189101
2287112
2386122
2485132
2582153
2681163
2780173
2878184
2977194
3075205
3173216

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
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 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 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 5:13 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:137:32
214.45:117:34
314.45:107:35
414.55:087:37
514.55:067:38
614.65:057:40
714.65:037:41
814.75:017:43
914.75:007:44
1014.84:587:46
1114.84:577:47
1214.94:557:48
1314.94:547:50
1415.04:527:51
1515.04:517:53
1615.14:507:54
1715.14:487:55
1815.24:477:57
1915.24:467:58
2015.24:457:59
2115.34:438:01
2215.34:428:02
2315.44:418:03
2415.44:408:04
2515.44:398:06
2615.54:388:07
2715.54:378:08
2815.64:368:09
2915.64:358:10
3015.64:348:11
3115.74:338:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 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
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bruchsal?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bruchsal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bruchsal in May

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

In May, Bruchsal sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bruchsal 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 Bruchsal peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bruchsal?

Bruchsal sits at 49.1°N, 8.6°E, 118 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bretten, 13 km away.

Topography around Bruchsal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bruchsal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Bruchsal is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bretten 13 km · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 15 km · Waghäusel 15 km · Karlsruhe 19 km · Germersheim 20 km · Wiesloch 20 km · Hockenheim 22 km · Eppingen 23 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 Bruchsal (49.1243°, 8.598°, elevation 118 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).