Landsberg am Lech weather in May

In May, Landsberg am Lech sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 122 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Landsberg am Lech's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Landsberg am Lech's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
122 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:44 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

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 Landsberg am Lech reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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
4177
5177
6177
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16189
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301910
311910

How May really feels in Landsberg am Lech

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.

Landsberg am Lech weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6811.878.60.0
Feb / -2°5810.66.89.90.1
Mar / 7713.45.111.61.7
Apr13° / 7812.92.113.43.5
May18° / 12216.30.114.94.9
Jun21° / 12°12515.8015.85.6
Jul23° / 14°12315.3015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°11915.2014.16.0
Sep18° / 10°9513012.45.3
Oct13° / 7611.80.510.63.5
Nov / 72113.891.0
Dec / -1°7412.67.38.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113664
123664
133763
143763
153862
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313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Landsberg am Lech gets around 122 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1492
2502
3511
4511
5521
6521
7531
8531
9530
10530
11530
12530
13530
14530
15530
16530
17530
18530
19530
20520
21520
22520
23510
24510
25510
26510
27510
28510
29510
30520
31520

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 96% 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
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
149910
159910
169910
179820
189730
199730
209640
219550
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2788120
2887130
2985141
3084151
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 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 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 5:07 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:077:21
214.35:057:22
314.35:037:23
414.45:027:25
514.45:007:26
614.54:597:28
714.54:577:29
814.64:557:30
914.64:547:32
1014.74:527:33
1114.74:517:35
1214.84:507:36
1314.84:487:37
1414.94:477:39
1514.94:457:40
1615.04:447:41
1715.04:437:43
1815.04:427:44
1915.14:407:45
2015.14:397:46
2115.24:387:48
2215.24:377:49
2315.24:367:50
2415.34:357:51
2515.34:347:52
2615.34:337:54
2715.44:327:55
2815.44:317:56
2915.44:307:57
3015.54:297:58
3115.54:297:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.1Bright
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115.1Bright
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155.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Landsberg am Lech?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Landsberg am Lech for sightseeing.

What to pack for Landsberg am Lech in May

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

In May, Landsberg am Lech sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Landsberg am Lech 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 Landsberg am Lech peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Landsberg am Lech 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 Landsberg am Lech is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Landsberg am Lech?

Landsberg am Lech sits at 48.0°N, 10.9°E, 637 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bobingen, 25 km away.

Topography around Landsberg am Lech

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Landsberg am Lech has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 618 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,553 m.

The land around Landsberg am Lech is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), grassland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (27%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
2,553 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bobingen 25 km · Königsbrunn 25 km · Kaufbeuren 27 km · Weilheim 31 km · Fürstenfeldbruck 31 km · Gilching 31 km · Starnberg 35 km · Friedberg 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 Landsberg am Lech (48.0482°, 10.8828°, elevation 637 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).