Eberswalde weather in May

In May, Eberswalde sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eberswalde's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eberswalde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:15 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Eberswalde is human settlement in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Eberswalde reaches about 18°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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6178
7178
8178
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15189
16189
17189
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
231910
241910
252010
262010
272010
282010
292010
302011
312011

How May really feels in Eberswalde

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.

Eberswalde 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 / -2°4811.23.87.90.0
Feb / -1°369.13.69.50.0
Mar / 4811.12.111.51.3
Apr14° / 379.60.213.64.0
May18° / 5710.6015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°5710.5016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°7711.9016.16.5
Aug23° / 14°5911.2014.56.6
Sep19° / 10°529.4012.45.9
Oct13° / 469.50.110.33.6
Nov / 409.80.98.40.9
Dec / -0°4510.93.47.40.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
103961
114060
124060
133961
144060
154060
163961
173961
183961
193961
203862
213862
223961
234060
244060
254060
264159
274159
284060
294159
304159
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eberswalde gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
431
532
632
733
833
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159460
169370
179370
189280
199181
209091
219091
2289101
2388111
2486122
2586122
2685132
2785132
2883143
2983143
3083143
3182153

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:427:22
214.74:407:23
314.84:387:25
414.84:367:27
514.94:347:29
615.04:327:30
715.04:307:32
815.14:297:34
915.14:277:36
1015.24:257:37
1115.34:237:39
1215.34:217:41
1315.44:207:42
1415.44:187:44
1515.54:167:46
1615.54:157:47
1715.64:137:49
1815.64:127:50
1915.74:107:52
2015.74:097:53
2115.84:077:55
2215.84:067:56
2315.94:057:58
2415.94:037:59
2516.04:028:01
2616.04:018:02
2716.14:008:04
2816.13:598:05
2916.13:578:06
3016.23:568:08
3116.23:558:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.11 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
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eberswalde?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eberswalde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eberswalde in May

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

In May, Eberswalde 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 Eberswalde 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 Eberswalde peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 17UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Eberswalde 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 Eberswalde is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Eberswalde's WHO annual average of 12.3 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eberswalde?

Eberswalde sits at 52.8°N, 13.8°E, 14 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bernau bei Berlin, 23 km away.

Topography around Eberswalde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eberswalde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Eberswalde is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bernau bei Berlin 23 km · Angermünde 23 km · Wandlitz 26 km · Strausberg 29 km · Karow 34 km · Neuenhagen 35 km · Neu-Hohenschönhausen 36 km · Marzahn 36 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 Eberswalde (52.8349°, 13.8195°, elevation 14 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).