Eilenburg weather in May

In May, Eilenburg sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 15.3 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 21°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 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eilenburg's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eilenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:25 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Eilenburg is human settlement 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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eilenburg 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)
1178
2178
3178
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
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10189
11189
12189
13189
14199
15199
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How May really feels in Eilenburg

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.

Eilenburg 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 / -1°5011.848.10.0
Feb / -1°379.93.69.60.1
Mar / 4811.41.911.51.7
Apr14° / 368.80.213.54.2
May19° / 5810015.36.0
Jun22° / 13°5810.7016.36.4
Jul24° / 15°7412015.96.6
Aug24° / 14°6010.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°539012.46.1
Oct14° / 45100.110.43.9
Nov / 5110.51.38.61.2
Dec / 5212.53.27.70.0

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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
44060
54159
64060
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
123862
133862
143862
153763
163664
173763
183664
193664
203565
213565
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273763
283763
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eilenburg gets around 58 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
431
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2533
2634
2734
2835
2935
3035
3136

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199370
209181
219091
229091
2389101
2488111
2586122
2685132
2784142
2884142
2982153
3081163
3180173

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:517:22
214.64:497:24
314.64:477:26
414.74:457:27
514.84:437:29
614.84:427:31
714.94:407:32
814.94:387:34
915.04:367:36
1015.04:357:37
1115.14:337:39
1215.24:317:40
1315.24:307:42
1415.34:287:43
1515.34:267:45
1615.44:257:46
1715.44:247:48
1815.54:227:49
1915.54:217:51
2015.64:197:52
2115.64:187:54
2215.64:177:55
2315.74:157:57
2415.74:147:58
2515.84:137:59
2615.84:128:01
2715.94:118:02
2815.94:108:03
2915.94:098:04
3016.04:088:06
3116.04:078:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eilenburg?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eilenburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eilenburg in May

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

In May, Eilenburg sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Eilenburg 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 Eilenburg peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eilenburg?

Eilenburg sits at 51.5°N, 12.6°E, 103 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wurzen, 12 km away.

Topography around Eilenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eilenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m.

The land around Eilenburg is covered by grassland (34%), cropland (30%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
533 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Wurzen 12 km · Gohlis 21 km · Delitzsch 21 km · Leipzig 23 km · Grimma 26 km · Torgau 27 km · Markkleeberg 28 km · Bitterfeld-Wolfen 28 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 Eilenburg (51.4598°, 12.6334°, elevation 103 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).