Ganderkesee weather in May

In May, Ganderkesee sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ganderkesee's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ganderkesee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:35 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ganderkesee is municipality seat of Ganderkesee, 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 Ganderkesee reaches about 18°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 12°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
5167
6167
7177
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24189
251910
261910
271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Ganderkesee

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.

Ganderkesee 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 / 6513.32.47.90.0
Feb / 499.92.39.50.2
Mar / 5311.21.411.51.7
Apr14° / 4810.70.213.63.8
May18° / 5911015.55.4
Jun20° / 11°6812016.65.8
Jul23° / 14°8013.4016.26.1
Aug22° / 14°7413014.56.1
Sep18° / 11°5910.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 6212.1010.33.6
Nov / 5612.10.48.41.3
Dec / 6512.92.47.40.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123565
133565
143466
153367
163268
173268
183268
193169
203070
213070
223070
233070
242971
252971
263070
273070
283070
293169
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ganderkesee gets around 59 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
636
736
836
936
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159640
169640
179550
189550
199550
209460
219460
229271
239271
249181
258992
268992
2788102
2886113
2986113
3084124
3183134

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
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3012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:037:43
214.75:017:45
314.84:597:47
414.94:577:49
514.94:557:50
615.04:537:52
715.14:517:54
815.14:497:56
915.24:477:57
1015.24:457:59
1115.34:438:01
1215.34:428:03
1315.44:408:04
1415.54:388:06
1515.54:378:08
1615.64:358:09
1715.64:338:11
1815.74:328:12
1915.74:308:14
2015.84:298:15
2115.84:278:17
2215.94:268:19
2315.94:258:20
2416.04:238:21
2516.04:228:23
2616.14:218:24
2716.14:208:26
2816.14:198:27
2916.24:188:28
3016.24:168:30
3116.34:158:31

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 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 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
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
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
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ganderkesee?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ganderkesee for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ganderkesee in May

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

In May, Ganderkesee sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ganderkesee in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 66 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Ganderkesee 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 Ganderkesee peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ganderkesee?

Ganderkesee sits at 53.0°N, 8.5°E, 28 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Delmenhorst, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ganderkesee

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ganderkesee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Ganderkesee is covered by cropland (37%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (30%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
224 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Delmenhorst 6.0 km · Hude 9.0 km · Stuhr 14 km · Vegesack 17 km · Burglesum 17 km · Wildeshausen 17 km · Bremen 18 km · Schwanewede 21 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 Ganderkesee (53.0362°, 8.5451°, elevation 28 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).