Dillingen an der Donau weather in May

In May, Dillingen an der Donau sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Dillingen an der Donau's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dillingen an der Donau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:44 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

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 Dillingen an der Donau 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 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
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How May really feels in Dillingen an der Donau

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.

Dillingen an der Donau 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°5610.94.88.50.0
Feb / -2°45104.39.80.2
Mar10° / 5911.92.411.62.0
Apr14° / 5410.50.613.44.1
May19° / 87140155.4
Jun22° / 12°8513.5015.86.0
Jul24° / 14°8813.4015.56.4
Aug24° / 13°7912.1014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°6210.9012.45.8
Oct14° / 6010.80.210.63.7
Nov / 5910.2290.9
Dec / -1°6212.44.98.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
143763
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193763
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213862
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293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dillingen an der Donau gets around 87 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
344
445
545
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1745
1845
1945
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2745
2845
2945
3046
3146

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
139910
149820
159820
169820
179730
189640
199640
209550
219460
229370
239280
249091
2589101
2688111
2787121
2885141
2984151
3083161
3181181

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 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 5:07 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:077:23
214.35:057:25
314.45:047:26
414.45:027:28
514.55:007:29
614.54:597:31
714.64:577:32
814.64:557:34
914.74:547:35
1014.74:527:36
1114.84:517:38
1214.84:497:39
1314.94:487:41
1414.94:477:42
1515.04:457:43
1615.04:447:45
1715.14:437:46
1815.14:417:47
1915.14:407:49
2015.24:397:50
2115.24:387:51
2215.34:377:52
2315.34:357:54
2415.34:347:55
2515.44:337:56
2615.44:327:57
2715.44:317:58
2815.54:317:59
2915.54:308:01
3015.54:298:02
3115.64:288:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dillingen an der Donau?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dillingen an der Donau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dillingen an der Donau in May

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

In May, Dillingen an der Donau sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dillingen an der Donau 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 Dillingen an der Donau 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dillingen an der Donau?

Dillingen an der Donau sits at 48.6°N, 10.5°E, 436 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Giengen an der Brenz, 19 km away.

Topography around Dillingen an der Donau

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dillingen an der Donau.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dillingen an der Donau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m.

The land around Dillingen an der Donau is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (35%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
644 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Giengen an der Brenz 19 km · Günzburg 21 km · Donauwörth 26 km · Heidenheim an der Brenz 27 km · Nördlingen 30 km · Neusäß 33 km · Gersthofen 33 km · Augsburg 38 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 Dillingen an der Donau (48.5815°, 10.4953°, elevation 436 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).