Laupheim weather in May

In May, Laupheim sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 101 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 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 Laupheim's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laupheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:48 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

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 Laupheim 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 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
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14188
15188
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26199
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281910
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Laupheim

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.

Laupheim weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5911.85.78.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.25.49.90.1
Mar / 6312.33.211.61.8
Apr14° / 6411.7113.43.7
May18° / 10114.6014.95.1
Jun21° / 12°9814.7015.85.8
Jul23° / 13°9914.4015.56.2
Aug23° / 13°9213.2014.16.4
Sep18° / 10°7211.4012.45.6
Oct13° / 6711.50.310.63.5
Nov / 65112.690.9
Dec / -1°67135.78.20.0

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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33466
43367
53466
63367
73367
83466
93565
103466
113466
123565
133565
143763
153664
163664
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223763
233862
243862
253763
263763
273862
283862
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Laupheim gets around 101 mm of rain over 14.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
448
548
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1648
1748
1847
1947
2046
2146
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2846
2946
3047
3148

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159820
169820
179730
189730
199640
209550
219460
229460
239370
249280
259190
2689110
2788120
2887130
2986140
3083161
3182171

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
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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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 5:10 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:107:25
214.35:097:26
314.35:077:28
414.45:057:29
514.55:047:31
614.55:027:32
714.65:007:34
814.64:597:35
914.74:577:36
1014.74:567:38
1114.74:547:39
1214.84:537:41
1314.84:527:42
1414.94:507:43
1514.94:497:45
1615.04:487:46
1715.04:467:47
1815.14:457:49
1915.14:447:50
2015.14:437:51
2115.24:417:52
2215.24:407:54
2315.34:397:55
2415.34:387:56
2515.34:377:57
2615.44:367:58
2715.44:357:59
2815.44:348:01
2915.54:348:02
3015.54:338:03
3115.54:328:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Laupheim?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Laupheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Laupheim in May

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

In May, Laupheim sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Laupheim 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 Laupheim peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Laupheim?

Laupheim sits at 48.2°N, 9.9°E, 504 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ehingen, 13 km away.

Topography around Laupheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laupheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 515 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,265 m.

The land around Laupheim is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
1,265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ehingen 13 km · Senden 16 km · Biberach an der Riß 16 km · Illertissen 17 km · Ulm 21 km · Neu-Ulm 21 km · Eselsberg 21 km · Klingenstein 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 Laupheim (48.2279°, 9.8787°, elevation 504 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).