Eilbek weather in May

In May, Eilbek sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eilbek's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eilbek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:27 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Eilbek is quarter in Hamburg, Germany.

Density
13,079/km²
people per km²

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eilbek reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 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
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12178
13178
14178
15178
16188
17188
18188
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24199
25199
26199
271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Eilbek

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.

Eilbek 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 / -0°6112.42.47.80.0
Feb / -0°4910.53.29.40.1
Mar / 5310.81.811.51.4
Apr13° / 4710.50.213.73.7
May18° / 6411.3015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7112.2016.75.8
Jul23° / 13°8513.3016.36.2
Aug22° / 13°7613.1014.66.2
Sep18° / 10°5610.3012.55.7
Oct13° / 5611.2010.33.5
Nov / 5211.30.78.31.1
Dec / 6212.32.77.30.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
43961
53961
63862
73862
83763
93862
103664
113664
123664
133565
143565
153565
163565
173466
183466
193466
203466
213367
223466
233367
243466
253466
263565
273565
283565
293664
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eilbek gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.3 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 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1536
1637
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179460
189460
199370
209370
219280
229280
239091
249091
2589101
2689101
2788102
2887112
2987112
3085123
3185123

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:557:39
214.84:537:41
314.94:517:43
414.94:497:44
515.04:477:46
615.14:457:48
715.14:437:50
815.24:417:52
915.24:397:53
1015.34:377:55
1115.44:357:57
1215.44:347:59
1315.54:328:00
1415.54:308:02
1515.64:288:04
1615.64:278:05
1715.74:258:07
1815.84:248:09
1915.84:228:10
2015.94:208:12
2115.94:198:13
2216.04:188:15
2316.04:168:17
2416.14:158:18
2516.14:148:20
2616.14:128:21
2716.24:118:22
2816.24:108:24
2916.34:098:25
3016.34:088:26
3116.44:078:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eilbek?

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
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eilbek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eilbek in May

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

In May, Eilbek sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Eilbek in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eilbek peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eilbek?

Eilbek sits at 53.6°N, 10.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Barmbek-Süd, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Eilbek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eilbek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Eilbek is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Barmbek-Süd 1.0 km · Hamm 2.0 km · Dulsberg 2.0 km · Marienthal 2.0 km · Hamburg-Mitte 3.0 km · Wandsbek 3.0 km · Horn 3.0 km · Winterhude 4.0 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 Eilbek (53.5678°, 10.0472°, elevation 8 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).