Hannoversch Münden weather in May

In May, Hannoversch Münden sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.7 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 Hannoversch Münden's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hannoversch Münden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:37 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Hannoversch Münden is city and independent municipality in Lower Saxony.

Density
207/km²
people per km²

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 Hannoversch Münden 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 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
7167
8167
9167
10167
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
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18178
19188
20189
21189
22189
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24189
25189
26189
27199
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Hannoversch Münden

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.

Hannoversch Münden 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°6112.64.48.10.0
Feb / -1°49114.69.60.0
Mar / 5712.22.411.51.4
Apr13° / 4710.80.413.53.6
May17° / 6411.7015.35.2
Jun20° / 11°6812.4016.35.8
Jul22° / 13°7713.1015.96.2
Aug22° / 13°6911.5014.46.4
Sep18° / 10°5810.3012.45.5
Oct13° / 6011.70.110.43.3
Nov / 5811.81.68.60.9
Dec / 6413.34.47.70.0

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 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123070
133070
143070
153070
162971
172872
182872
192872
202971
212971
222971
232872
242971
252971
262971
273070
283169
293169
303169
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hannoversch Münden gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
538
637
737
837
936
1036
1137
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2139
2239
2339
2440
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3041
3142

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
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169730
179640
189640
199541
209451
219361
229361
239172
249082
258992
2687103
2786113
2885123
2983134
3082144
3180155

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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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 5:03 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:037:34
214.65:017:36
314.64:597:38
414.74:577:39
514.84:557:41
614.84:547:42
714.94:527:44
814.94:507:46
915.04:487:47
1015.04:477:49
1115.14:457:50
1215.14:437:52
1315.24:427:54
1415.34:407:55
1515.34:397:57
1615.44:377:58
1715.44:368:00
1815.44:348:01
1915.54:338:03
2015.54:318:04
2115.64:308:06
2215.64:298:07
2315.74:288:08
2415.74:268:10
2515.84:258:11
2615.84:248:12
2715.84:238:14
2815.94:228:15
2915.94:218:16
3016.04:208:17
3116.04:198:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.95 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
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hannoversch Münden?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hannoversch Münden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hannoversch Münden in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Hannoversch Münden 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 Hannoversch Münden peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hannoversch Münden?

Hannoversch Münden sits at 51.4°N, 9.7°E, 129 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Vellmar, 13 km away.

Topography around Hannoversch Münden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hannoversch Münden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Hannoversch Münden is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Vellmar 13 km · Kassel 15 km · Witzenhausen 16 km · Hofgeismar 20 km · Göttingen 24 km · Baunatal 25 km · Uslar 27 km · Beverungen 34 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 Hannoversch Münden (51.4151°, 9.6505°, elevation 129 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).