Engelskirchen weather in May

In May, Engelskirchen sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 76 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 17% 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 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Engelskirchen's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Engelskirchen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:48 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Engelskirchen is main settlement of Engelskirchen municipality, 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 Engelskirchen reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5168
6168
7168
8168
9168
10168
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
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20189
21189
22189
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24189
251810
261810
271810
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Engelskirchen

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.

Engelskirchen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°12915.95.58.20.0
Feb / -1°10213.75.79.70.1
Mar / 10114.63.111.51.5
Apr13° / 6912.10.913.53.5
May17° / 7613.1015.35.0
Jun20° / 11°8414.1016.25.5
Jul22° / 13°9715.3015.85.8
Aug22° / 13°9514.2014.35.9
Sep18° / 10°9112.7012.45.1
Oct13° / 10113.9010.43.1
Nov / 10915.21.88.70.9
Dec / 13717.35.77.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
223169
233169
243169
253169
263268
273268
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Engelskirchen gets around 76 mm of rain over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
743
843
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2543
2643
2743
2844
2944
3044
3145

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 (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169730
179640
189640
199451
209361
219361
229271
239181
248992
2588102
2687112
2785123
2884133
2983143
3081154
3181154

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:137:42
214.55:117:44
314.65:097:45
414.75:077:47
514.75:067:48
614.85:047:50
714.85:027:52
814.95:007:53
914.94:597:55
1015.04:577:56
1115.04:557:58
1215.14:547:59
1315.14:528:01
1415.24:518:03
1515.24:498:04
1615.34:488:06
1715.34:468:07
1815.44:458:08
1915.44:438:10
2015.54:428:11
2115.54:418:13
2215.64:408:14
2315.64:388:15
2415.74:378:17
2515.74:368:18
2615.74:358:19
2715.84:348:21
2815.84:338:22
2915.94:328:23
3015.94:318:24
3115.94:308:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Engelskirchen?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Engelskirchen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Engelskirchen in May

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

In May, Engelskirchen sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Engelskirchen 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 Engelskirchen peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Engelskirchen?

Engelskirchen sits at 51.0°N, 7.4°E, 144 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lindlar, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Engelskirchen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Engelskirchen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 m.

The land around Engelskirchen is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
443 m
80 km
1,125 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lindlar 4.0 km · Much 9.0 km · Wiehl 11 km · Overath 11 km · Gummersbach 11 km · Kürten 12 km · Nümbrecht 13 km · Wipperfürth 14 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 Engelskirchen (50.9885°, 7.4139°, elevation 144 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).