Fulda weather in May

In May, Fulda sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fulda's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fulda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:40 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Fulda is main settlement of Fulda in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Fulda 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 10°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
2156
3156
4157
5157
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14168
15168
16178
17178
18178
19178
20178
21178
22178
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
301810
311910

How May really feels in Fulda

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.

Fulda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8113.57.28.30.0
Feb / -2°6511.46.19.70.0
Mar / 7313.64.111.51.1
Apr13° / 6411.80.813.53.2
May17° / 8013.50.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°8113.5016.15.6
Jul22° / 13°9214.6015.85.9
Aug22° / 13°8212.6014.36.1
Sep17° / 7011012.45.2
Oct12° / 7112.20.210.42.8
Nov / 7112.53.28.70.5
Dec / -1°8815.17.37.80.0

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 (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103466
113466
123367
133367
143367
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253268
263268
273268
283367
293367
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fulda gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1244
1344
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3146

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
109820
119820
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209550
219361
229271
239181
249181
259091
2688102
2787112
2886122
2985132
3084142
3182153

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
2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:057:32
214.55:037:33
314.65:027:35
414.65:007:37
514.74:587:38
614.74:567:40
714.84:547:41
814.84:537:43
914.94:517:44
1014.94:497:46
1115.04:487:47
1215.04:467:49
1315.14:457:50
1415.14:437:52
1515.24:427:53
1615.24:407:55
1715.34:397:56
1815.34:377:58
1915.44:367:59
2015.44:358:01
2115.54:348:02
2215.54:328:03
2315.64:318:05
2415.64:308:06
2515.64:298:07
2615.74:288:08
2715.74:278:10
2815.84:268:11
2915.84:258:12
3015.84:248:13
3115.94:238:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Fulda?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Fulda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fulda in May

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

In May, Fulda sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fulda 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 Fulda peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Fulda 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 Fulda is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fulda's WHO annual average of 11.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fulda?

Fulda sits at 50.6°N, 9.7°E, 265 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Petersberg, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Fulda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fulda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Fulda is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Petersberg 3.0 km · Künzell 3.0 km · Hünfeld 16 km · Schlüchtern 25 km · Bad Hersfeld 36 km · Alsfeld 36 km · Bad Neustadt an der Saale 46 km · Bad Kissingen 48 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 Fulda (50.5516°, 9.6752°, elevation 265 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).