Eutin weather in May

In May, Eutin sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eutin's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eutin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:22 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eutin reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1137
2137
3147
4147
5147
6147
7147
8147
9148
10148
11158
12158
13158
14158
15158
16159
17159
18169
19169
20169
21169
22169
23169
241610
251610
261710
271710
281710
291710
301710
311711

How May really feels in Eutin

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.

Eutin weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 64133.57.70.0
Feb / 5010.74.19.40.0
Mar / 5210.62.311.50.7
Apr11° / 449.70.313.72.7
May15° / 5810.4015.74.6
Jun18° / 12°7011.9016.85.6
Jul21° / 14°7612.5016.46.1
Aug21° / 14°7812.5014.66.0
Sep17° / 12°6010.8012.55.3
Oct13° / 6312010.23.2
Nov / 5812.50.78.31.0
Dec / 6613.22.97.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74654
84654
94654
104456
114555
124555
134555
144357
154357
164258
174258
184159
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244159
254159
264159
274159
284258
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eutin gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
832
932
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3135

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179640
189640
199640
209550
219460
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2790100
2889110
2987121
3087121
3186131

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 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 4:51 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:517:39
214.94:497:40
314.94:477:42
415.04:457:44
515.14:437:46
615.14:417:48
715.24:397:50
815.24:377:52
915.34:357:53
1015.44:337:55
1115.44:317:57
1215.54:297:59
1315.64:278:00
1415.64:258:02
1515.74:248:04
1615.74:228:06
1715.84:208:07
1815.84:198:09
1915.94:178:11
2015.94:168:12
2116.04:148:14
2216.04:138:16
2316.14:118:17
2416.14:108:19
2516.24:088:20
2616.24:078:22
2716.34:068:23
2816.34:058:24
2916.44:038:26
3016.44:028:27
3116.54:018:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eutin?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eutin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eutin in May

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

In May, Eutin sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Eutin in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Eutin 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 Eutin peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eutin?

Eutin sits at 54.1°N, 10.6°E, 29 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt in Holstein, 14 km away.

Topography around Eutin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eutin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Eutin is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Neustadt in Holstein 14 km · Ratekau 22 km · Preetz 24 km · Bad Schwartau 25 km · Stockelsdorf 27 km · Bad Segeberg 30 km · Lübeck 30 km · Elmschenhagen 32 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 Eutin (54.135°, 10.6115°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).