Freudenstadt weather in May

In May, Freudenstadt sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 119 mm of precipitation across 16.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Freudenstadt's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Freudenstadt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
119 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:53 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Freudenstadt is municipality seat of Freudenstadt, Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ · 2010

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 Freudenstadt 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
2157
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11168
12168
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18178
19178
20178
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28199
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Freudenstadt

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.

Freudenstadt weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°11414.17.88.60.0
Feb / -3°9312.17.29.90.0
Mar / 10614.55.411.61.2
Apr13° / 8313.6213.43.2
May17° / 11916.40.1154.6
Jun20° / 11°10714.9015.85.6
Jul22° / 13°11515.4015.55.9
Aug22° / 13°10014.4014.16.0
Sep18° / 9112.4012.45.2
Oct13° / 9713.20.410.63.2
Nov / 9813.13.790.7
Dec / -1°12415.78.18.20.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103169
113268
123268
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
183466
193466
203565
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Freudenstadt gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 16.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1522
2532
3541
4551
5551
6551
7561
8561
9561
10561
11561
12561
13561
14561
15561
16560
17550
18540
19540
20530
21520
22520
23510
24510
25500
26500
27500
28500
29500
30500
31510

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159820
169820
179820
189730
199640
209640
219550
229460
239370
249370
259280
2690100
2789110
2888120
2986131
3085141
3183161

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:167:31
214.35:147:33
314.45:127:34
414.45:117:36
514.55:097:37
614.55:077:39
714.65:067:40
814.65:047:42
914.75:037:43
1014.75:017:44
1114.85:007:46
1214.84:587:47
1314.94:577:49
1414.94:557:50
1515.04:547:51
1615.04:537:53
1715.04:517:54
1815.14:507:55
1915.14:497:57
2015.24:487:58
2115.24:467:59
2215.24:458:00
2315.34:448:02
2415.34:438:03
2515.44:428:04
2615.44:418:05
2715.44:408:06
2815.54:398:07
2915.54:398:08
3015.54:388:10
3115.64:378:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Freudenstadt?

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
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Freudenstadt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Freudenstadt in May

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

In May, Freudenstadt sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Freudenstadt in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Freudenstadt peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Freudenstadt?

Freudenstadt sits at 48.5°N, 8.4°E, 736 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Baiersbronn, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Freudenstadt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Freudenstadt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 737 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Freudenstadt is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Baiersbronn 5.0 km · Horb am Neckar 21 km · Nagold 25 km · Oberkirch 26 km · Schramberg 27 km · Achern 31 km · Bühl 33 km · Offenburg 35 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 Freudenstadt (48.4669°, 8.4137°, elevation 736 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).