Limbach-Oberfrohna weather in May

In May, Limbach-Oberfrohna sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Limbach-Oberfrohna's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limbach-Oberfrohna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:27 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Limbach-Oberfrohna 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 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2156
3167
4167
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10167
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27189
28189
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30199
311910

How May really feels in Limbach-Oberfrohna

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.

Limbach-Oberfrohna 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 / -2°7414.38.98.20.0
Feb / -2°5812.17.29.70.0
Mar / 7214.25.911.50.9
Apr12° / 5411.4213.53.2
May17° / 8113.90.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°9013.5016.25.6
Jul22° / 13°10214.3015.86.0
Aug22° / 13°8713.1014.36.1
Sep17° / 7311.9012.45.2
Oct12° / 6711.50.510.43.0
Nov / 6911.93.98.70.6
Dec / -1°7614.47.47.80.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
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113466
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Limbach-Oberfrohna gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
444
545
645
745
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1845
1945
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2144
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2745
2845
2945
3046
3146

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
49910
59910
69910
79910
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109910
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209640
219550
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2789110
2887121
2986131
3086131
3185141

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:527:20
214.54:507:22
314.64:487:23
414.64:467:25
514.74:457:27
614.84:437:28
714.84:417:30
814.94:397:31
914.94:387:33
1015.04:367:35
1115.04:347:36
1215.14:337:38
1315.14:317:39
1415.24:307:41
1515.24:287:42
1615.34:277:44
1715.34:257:45
1815.44:247:47
1915.44:237:48
2015.54:217:49
2115.54:207:51
2215.64:197:52
2315.64:177:54
2415.64:167:55
2515.74:157:56
2615.74:147:57
2715.84:137:59
2815.84:128:00
2915.84:118:01
3015.94:108:02
3115.94:098:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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65.0Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Limbach-Oberfrohna?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Limbach-Oberfrohna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Limbach-Oberfrohna in May

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

In May, Limbach-Oberfrohna sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Limbach-Oberfrohna 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 Limbach-Oberfrohna peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Limbach-Oberfrohna 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 Limbach-Oberfrohna is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Dec 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Limbach-Oberfrohna?

Limbach-Oberfrohna sits at 50.9°N, 12.8°E, 358 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Limbach-Oberfrohna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limbach-Oberfrohna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Limbach-Oberfrohna is covered by trees (31%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hohenstein-Ernstthal 7.0 km · Chemnitz 12 km · Glauchau 16 km · Mittweida 21 km · Meerane 21 km · Zwickau 24 km · Crimmitschau 26 km · Altenburg 27 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 Limbach-Oberfrohna (50.8588°, 12.7616°, elevation 358 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).