Einbeck weather in May

In May, Einbeck sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Einbeck's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Einbeck's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:35 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Einbeck is human settlement in the municipality of the same name 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Einbeck 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
8167
9167
10167
11177
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18178
19178
20188
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
26189
27199
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Einbeck

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.

Einbeck weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6613.24.88.10.0
Feb / -1°5211.14.99.60.0
Mar / 6012.82.911.51.4
Apr13° / 5111.20.413.63.5
May17° / 6612015.45.1
Jun20° / 11°7012.8016.45.7
Jul22° / 13°7913.30166.1
Aug22° / 13°7212.2014.46.2
Sep18° / 10°6310.9012.45.4
Oct13° / 6412.20.110.43.2
Nov / 6112.21.78.60.9
Dec / 6713.94.47.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93367
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153070
163070
173070
183070
192971
202971
212971
222971
232872
242872
252971
262971
272971
283070
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Einbeck gets around 66 mm of rain over 12 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1638
1739
1839
1940
2040
2141
2241
2342
2442
2542
2643
2743
2843
2943
3044
3144

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209451
219361
229361
239271
249082
258992
2688102
2786113
2885123
2985123
3083134
3182144

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
2110calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 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 5:01 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:017:35
214.64:597:36
314.74:577:38
414.74:557:40
514.84:537:41
614.94:517:43
714.94:507:45
815.04:487:46
915.04:467:48
1015.14:447:49
1115.14:437:51
1215.24:417:53
1315.24:397:54
1415.34:387:56
1515.44:367:57
1615.44:357:59
1715.54:338:00
1815.54:328:02
1915.64:308:03
2015.64:298:05
2115.64:288:06
2215.74:268:08
2315.74:258:09
2415.84:248:11
2515.84:238:12
2615.94:218:13
2715.94:208:15
2815.94:198:16
2916.04:188:17
3016.04:178:18
3116.14:168:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.94 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
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Einbeck?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Einbeck for sightseeing.

What to pack for Einbeck in May

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

In May, Einbeck sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Einbeck 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 Einbeck peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Einbeck?

Einbeck sits at 51.8°N, 9.9°E, 115 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Northeim, 15 km away.

Topography around Einbeck

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Einbeck has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,121 m.

The land around Einbeck is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,121 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Northeim 15 km · Alfeld 19 km · Seesen 23 km · Uslar 24 km · Holzminden 29 km · Göttingen 32 km · Clausthal-Zellerfeld 32 km · Höxter 34 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 Einbeck (51.8202°, 9.8696°, elevation 115 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).