Königslutter am Elm weather in May

In May, Königslutter am Elm sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Königslutter am Elm's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Königslutter am Elm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:29 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Königslutter am Elm is human settlement in 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Königslutter am Elm reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°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
2177
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How May really feels in Königslutter am Elm

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.

Königslutter am Elm 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°55123.480.0
Feb / -1°4110.33.89.50.1
Mar / 51122.211.51.5
Apr14° / 429.50.213.64.0
May18° / 5810.7015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6011.2016.46.1
Jul23° / 14°7412.40166.4
Aug23° / 14°6311.4014.56.5
Sep19° / 10°559.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 5210.9010.33.6
Nov / 4910.918.51.1
Dec / 5512.43.37.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43763
53862
63862
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123664
133565
143565
153664
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313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Königslutter am Elm gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2236
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2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 93% 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
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189361
199271
209271
219181
229181
238992
2488102
2588102
2687112
2785123
2884133
2984133
3082144
3182144

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 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 4:56 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:567:32
214.74:547:34
314.74:527:35
414.84:507:37
514.84:487:39
614.94:467:41
715.04:447:42
815.04:437:44
915.14:417:46
1015.14:397:47
1115.24:377:49
1215.24:367:50
1315.34:347:52
1415.44:327:54
1515.44:317:55
1615.54:297:57
1715.54:287:58
1815.64:268:00
1915.64:258:01
2015.74:238:03
2115.74:228:04
2215.84:218:06
2315.84:198:07
2415.84:188:09
2515.94:178:10
2615.94:168:11
2716.04:148:13
2816.04:138:14
2916.14:128:15
3016.14:118:17
3116.14:108:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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175.1Bright
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245.2Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Königslutter am Elm?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Königslutter am Elm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Königslutter am Elm in May

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

In May, Königslutter am Elm 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

UV index in Königslutter am Elm 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 Königslutter am Elm peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Königslutter am Elm?

Königslutter am Elm sits at 52.3°N, 10.8°E, 136 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Helmstedt, 13 km away.

Topography around Königslutter am Elm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Königslutter am Elm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Königslutter am Elm is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Helmstedt 13 km · Wolfsburg 19 km · Braunschweig 20 km · Wolfenbüttel 21 km · Salzgitter 29 km · Vechelde 31 km · Gifhorn 31 km · Oschersleben 37 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 Königslutter am Elm (52.2512°, 10.8168°, elevation 136 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).