Leer weather in May

In May, Leer sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.6 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 Leer's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:39 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Leer is municipality seat 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Leer 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 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)
1157
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8168
9168
10168
11168
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17179
18179
19179
20179
21189
22189
23189
24189
251810
261810
271810
281810
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Leer

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.

Leer 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 / 6813.11.97.90.0
Feb / 5210.729.40.2
Mar / 5411.61.311.51.6
Apr13° / 5211.20.113.63.6
May17° / 6311.9015.65.1
Jun20° / 11°8012.9016.65.6
Jul22° / 13°9114.2016.25.9
Aug22° / 13°8513.6014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°6810.8012.45.5
Oct13° / 6412010.33.6
Nov / 5612.10.38.41.4
Dec / 67131.97.40.1

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83862
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153664
163664
173664
183565
193565
203664
213664
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273565
283466
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Leer gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.9 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 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3038
3138

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119730
129640
139640
149640
159550
169550
179550
189460
199460
209460
219271
229181
239181
248992
2588102
2688102
2786113
2885123
2984133
3082144
3181154

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:06 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:067:48
214.85:047:50
314.85:027:52
414.95:007:54
515.04:587:55
615.04:567:57
715.14:547:59
815.14:538:01
915.24:518:02
1015.34:498:04
1115.34:478:06
1215.44:458:08
1315.44:448:09
1415.54:428:11
1515.54:408:13
1615.64:398:14
1715.74:378:16
1815.74:358:18
1915.84:348:19
2015.84:328:21
2115.94:318:22
2215.94:298:24
2316.04:288:25
2416.04:278:27
2516.04:268:28
2616.14:248:30
2716.14:238:31
2816.24:228:32
2916.24:218:34
3016.34:208:35
3116.34:198:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
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 Leer?

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
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Leer for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leer in May

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

In May, Leer 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

Sea temperature near Leer 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 42 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 Leer 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 Leer peaks around July 17 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 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leer?

Leer sits at 53.2°N, 7.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Weener, 10 km away.

Topography around Leer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Leer is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (30%), grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
167 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Weener 10 km · Papenburg 17 km · Emden 22 km · Aurich 27 km · Winschoten 30 km · Westerstede 31 km · Friesoythe 35 km · Bad Zwischenahn 36 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 Leer (53.2316°, 7.461°, elevation 7 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).