Linden weather in May

In May, Linden sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 19% 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 Linden's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:33 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 Linden reaches about 18°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)
1167
2167
3167
4177
5177
6177
7177
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14188
15188
16188
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22199
23199
24199
251910
261910
271910
281910
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Linden

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.

Linden weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6012.53.380.0
Feb / -0°4610.73.59.50.1
Mar / 5511.9211.51.6
Apr14° / 4910.30.413.63.9
May18° / 6011.1015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.5016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7813016.16.3
Aug23° / 14°7212.3014.56.3
Sep19° / 10°5910.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 6111.8010.33.6
Nov / 54111.18.51.2
Dec / 6012.53.27.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153367
163367
173367
183268
193268
203268
213169
223070
233070
243070
253070
263169
273169
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Linden gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
435
535
635
735
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
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
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189460
199271
209271
219181
229181
238992
248992
2587103
2686113
2786113
2884124
2984124
3082135
3181136

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
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:00 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:007:37
214.74:587:38
314.74:567:40
414.84:547:42
514.94:527:44
614.94:507:45
715.04:487:47
815.04:477:49
915.14:457:50
1015.14:437:52
1115.24:417:54
1215.34:407:55
1315.34:387:57
1415.44:367:59
1515.44:358:00
1615.54:338:02
1715.54:328:03
1815.64:308:05
1915.64:298:06
2015.74:278:08
2115.74:268:09
2215.84:248:11
2315.84:238:12
2415.94:228:14
2515.94:218:15
2615.94:198:16
2716.04:188:18
2816.04:178:19
2916.14:168:20
3016.14:158:22
3116.14:148:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Linden?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Linden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Linden in May

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

In May, Linden 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 Linden 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 Linden peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Linden?

Linden sits at 52.4°N, 9.7°E, 70 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Linden-Nord, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Linden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Linden is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Linden-Nord 1.0 km · Hannover 2.0 km · Nordstadt 2.0 km · Südstadt 3.0 km · Hemmingen 6.0 km · Ronnenberg 6.0 km · Laatzen 8.0 km · Bothfeld 8.0 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 Linden (52.3645°, 9.7116°, elevation 70 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).