Ehingen weather in May

In May, Ehingen sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 110 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ehingen's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ehingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:48 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ehingen reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°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)
1166
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8177
9177
10177
11177
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18188
19188
20188
21188
22189
23189
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26199
27199
28199
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Ehingen

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.

Ehingen 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°6212.46.38.60.0
Feb / -2°5210.36.19.90.0
Mar / 6713.23.911.61.5
Apr13° / 7012.51.513.43.4
May17° / 11015.4014.94.8
Jun21° / 11°10815.5015.85.6
Jul23° / 13°11415.5015.56.0
Aug22° / 13°10514.5014.16.1
Sep18° / 7912.20.112.45.3
Oct13° / 7312.20.310.63.3
Nov / 6711.43.190.7
Dec / -2°7013.46.78.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23268
33268
43169
53268
63268
73169
83268
93367
103268
113367
123367
133466
143664
153565
163565
173664
183763
193664
203664
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ehingen gets around 110 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
451
551
651
752
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1651
1751
1850
1950
2049
2149
2248
2348
2448
2547
2648
2748
2848
2949
3050
3150

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
149910
159910
169820
179820
189730
199730
209640
219550
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2789110
2887130
2986140
3085150
3183161

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
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2910calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 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 5:11 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:117:26
214.35:097:27
314.45:077:29
414.45:067:30
514.55:047:32
614.55:037:33
714.65:017:34
814.64:597:36
914.74:587:37
1014.74:567:39
1114.84:557:40
1214.84:537:41
1314.84:527:43
1414.94:517:44
1514.94:497:45
1615.04:487:47
1715.04:477:48
1815.14:457:49
1915.14:447:51
2015.14:437:52
2115.24:427:53
2215.24:417:54
2315.34:407:56
2415.34:397:57
2515.34:387:58
2615.44:377:59
2715.44:368:00
2815.44:358:01
2915.54:348:02
3015.54:338:04
3115.54:328:05

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 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 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
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ehingen?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ehingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ehingen in May

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

In May, Ehingen sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ehingen 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 Ehingen 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 8 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 Ehingen?

Ehingen sits at 48.3°N, 9.7°E, 518 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Laupheim, 13 km away.

Topography around Ehingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ehingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 531 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,043 m.

The land around Ehingen is covered by cropland (48%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
330 m
80 km
1,043 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Laupheim 13 km · Klingenstein 20 km · Biberach an der Riß 22 km · Eselsberg 22 km · Ulm 23 km · Senden 24 km · Neu-Ulm 24 km · Illertissen 29 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 Ehingen (48.2826°, 9.7275°, elevation 518 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).