Deggendorf weather in May

In May, Deggendorf sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 25% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Deggendorf's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deggendorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:33 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Deggendorf is main settlement of Deggendorf in 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Deggendorf reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
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4188
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7188
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12199
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How May really feels in Deggendorf

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.

Deggendorf weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6811.86.48.50.0
Feb / -2°5410.14.99.80.1
Mar / 6811.9311.61.9
Apr15° / 479.60.513.44.3
May19° / 7011.60155.9
Jun22° / 13°7611.9015.96.4
Jul24° / 14°7911.8015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°7310.9014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°639.5012.46.1
Oct13° / 6010.20.110.53.8
Nov / 6010.72.88.90.9
Dec / -1°7113.168.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74159
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
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314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Deggendorf gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.6 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 (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119730
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
179550
189550
199460
209370
219280
2290100
2389110
2487121
2585141
2684151
2782171
2881181
2979201
3077212
3176222

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 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 4:57 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:577:14
214.34:557:16
314.44:537:17
414.54:517:19
514.54:507:20
614.64:487:22
714.64:467:23
814.74:457:24
914.74:437:26
1014.84:427:27
1114.84:407:29
1214.94:397:30
1314.94:377:32
1415.04:367:33
1515.04:357:34
1615.04:337:36
1715.14:327:37
1815.14:317:38
1915.24:297:40
2015.24:287:41
2115.34:277:42
2215.34:267:43
2315.34:257:45
2415.44:247:46
2515.44:237:47
2615.44:227:48
2715.54:217:50
2815.54:207:51
2915.54:197:52
3015.64:187:53
3115.64:177:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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185.4Bright
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205.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Deggendorf?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Deggendorf for sightseeing.

What to pack for Deggendorf in May

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

In May, Deggendorf sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Deggendorf 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 Deggendorf peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Deggendorf 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 Deggendorf is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Deggendorf?

Deggendorf sits at 48.8°N, 13.0°E, 320 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Straubing, 29 km away.

RegensburgKlatovyLandshut

Topography around Deggendorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deggendorf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m.

The land around Deggendorf is covered by trees (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Straubing 29 km · Vilshofen 29 km · Dingolfing 41 km · Passau 46 km · Cham 48 km · Regensburg 66 km · Klatovy 66 km · Landshut 68 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 Deggendorf (48.8409°, 12.9607°, elevation 320 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).