Eschwege weather in May

In May, Eschwege sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.4 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 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 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eschwege's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eschwege's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:36 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 Eschwege 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 23°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)
1156
2166
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18178
19178
20178
21188
22189
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28199
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Eschwege

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.

Eschwege 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°5912.65.48.20.0
Feb / -1°4710.259.60.0
Mar / 5712.4311.51.3
Apr13° / 4810.70.513.53.5
May17° / 6712.4015.35.0
Jun20° / 11°7012.2016.25.8
Jul22° / 13°8013015.96.2
Aug22° / 13°7011.2014.46.4
Sep18° / 10°5810.1012.45.4
Oct12° / 5711.50.210.43.1
Nov / 5711.71.88.70.7
Dec / -0°6113.64.77.70.0

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53367
63268
73268
83268
93268
103367
113268
123268
133169
143070
153169
163169
173169
182971
192971
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263169
273169
283268
293268
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eschwege gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2141
2241
2341
2442
2542
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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
99910
109910
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169730
179730
189640
199541
209451
219451
229361
239271
249082
258992
2688102
2786113
2885123
2984133
3082144
3181154

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
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2610calm
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2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:02 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:027:32
214.65:007:34
314.64:587:35
414.74:567:37
514.74:557:39
614.84:537:40
714.84:517:42
814.94:497:43
915.04:477:45
1015.04:467:46
1115.14:447:48
1215.14:437:50
1315.24:417:51
1415.24:397:53
1515.34:387:54
1615.34:367:56
1715.44:357:57
1815.44:337:59
1915.54:328:00
2015.54:318:02
2115.64:298:03
2215.64:288:04
2315.64:278:06
2415.74:268:07
2515.74:258:08
2615.84:238:10
2715.84:228:11
2815.84:218:12
2915.94:208:13
3015.94:198:15
3116.04:198:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.99 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
74.9Bright
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
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eschwege?

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
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eschwege for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eschwege in May

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

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

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Eschwege 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 Eschwege 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Eschwege in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Eschwege is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Nov 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eschwege?

Eschwege sits at 51.2°N, 10.1°E, 175 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Witzenhausen, 22 km away.

Topography around Eschwege

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eschwege has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,054 m.

The land around Eschwege is covered by cropland (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
626 m
80 km
1,054 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Witzenhausen 22 km · Heilbad Heiligenstadt 22 km · Mühlhausen 28 km · Eisenach 29 km · Hannoversch Münden 38 km · Duderstadt 39 km · Göttingen 40 km · Kassel 41 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 Eschwege (51.1839°, 10.0533°, elevation 175 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).