Chemnitz weather in May

In May, Chemnitz sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Chemnitz's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chemnitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:26 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Chemnitz is city in Saxony, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1143

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chemnitz reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°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)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7157
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17168
18178
19178
20178
21178
22178
23178
24178
25178
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31189

How May really feels in Chemnitz

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.

Chemnitz 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 / -3°7614.49.78.20.0
Feb / -3°591289.70.0
Mar / -0°7414.56.711.50.7
Apr12° / 5811.9213.52.9
May16° / 8514.50.215.24.6
Jun19° / 11°9614.3016.25.5
Jul22° / 13°10814.7015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°9513.9014.36.0
Sep17° / 7612.3012.45.0
Oct12° / 68120.710.42.8
Nov / 69124.28.70.5
Dec / -2°7714.48.87.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163268
173268
183367
193268
203268
213268
223367
233367
243367
253268
263367
273367
283367
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Chemnitz gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1432
2442
3451
4451
5461
6461
7471
8471
9471
10481
11481
12481
13481
14481
15480
16480
17470
18470
19470
20470
21460
22460
23460
24460
25460
26460
27470
28470
29470
30480
31480

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169820
179820
189820
199730
209730
219640
229550
239460
249370
259370
269280
279190
2890100
2989110
3087121
3187121

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 4:51 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:517:20
214.54:507:21
314.64:487:23
414.64:467:24
514.74:447:26
614.84:427:28
714.84:417:29
814.94:397:31
914.94:377:32
1015.04:357:34
1115.04:347:35
1215.14:327:37
1315.14:317:38
1415.24:297:40
1515.24:287:41
1615.34:267:43
1715.34:257:44
1815.44:237:46
1915.44:227:47
2015.54:217:49
2115.54:197:50
2215.64:187:51
2315.64:177:53
2415.64:167:54
2515.74:157:55
2615.74:137:57
2715.84:127:58
2815.84:117:59
2915.84:108:00
3015.94:108:02
3115.94:098:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chemnitz?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chemnitz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chemnitz in May

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

In May, Chemnitz sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°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 Chemnitz 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 Chemnitz peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chemnitz?

Chemnitz sits at 50.8°N, 12.9°E, 306 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Limbach-Oberfrohna, 12 km away.

Topography around Chemnitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chemnitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Chemnitz is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
465 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Limbach-Oberfrohna 12 km · Hohenstein-Ernstthal 16 km · Mittweida 17 km · Marienberg 26 km · Glauchau 27 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 29 km · Freiberg 30 km · Aue 31 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 Chemnitz (50.8357°, 12.9292°, elevation 306 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).