Löhne weather in May

In May, Löhne sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 15.4 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 18% 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 Löhne's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Löhne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:38 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Löhne is neighborhood in Löhne, Germany.

Density
4,612/km²
people per km²

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 Löhne 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 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
4167
5177
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15188
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23199
241910
251910
261910
271910
281910
291910
302010
312011

How May really feels in Löhne

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.

Löhne 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 / 6813.13.180.0
Feb / 5211.33.59.50.2
Mar / 5812.31.811.51.7
Apr14° / 5011.10.313.63.8
May18° / 5911.1015.45.4
Jun21° / 12°6311.4016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7413.10166.3
Aug23° / 14°7112.6014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5910.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 6412010.33.6
Nov / 5912.10.88.51.3
Dec / 6913.337.60.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43466
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113367
123367
133367
143367
153268
163169
173169
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
232971
243070
252971
262971
272971
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Löhne gets around 59 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
438
537
637
736
836
935
1035
1135
1235
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139730
149730
159730
169541
179541
189541
199451
209451
219361
229271
239172
249082
258992
2687103
2786113
2884124
2983134
3081145
3181145

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2211calm
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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 5:05 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:057:40
214.75:037:42
314.75:017:44
414.84:597:45
514.84:577:47
614.94:557:49
715.04:537:50
815.04:517:52
915.14:497:54
1015.14:487:55
1115.24:467:57
1215.24:447:59
1315.34:438:00
1415.34:418:02
1515.44:398:04
1615.54:388:05
1715.54:368:07
1815.64:358:08
1915.64:338:10
2015.74:328:11
2115.74:318:13
2215.74:298:14
2315.84:288:16
2415.84:278:17
2515.94:268:18
2615.94:248:20
2716.04:238:21
2816.04:228:22
2916.04:218:24
3016.14:208:25
3116.14:198:26

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 5.23 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
14.7Bright
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
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Löhne?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Löhne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Löhne in May

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

In May, Löhne sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Löhne 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 Löhne 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 22 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 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Löhne?

Löhne sits at 52.2°N, 8.7°E, 68 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kirchlengern, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Löhne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Löhne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m.

The land around Löhne is covered by cropland (34%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
536 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kirchlengern 4.0 km · Hiddenhausen 6.0 km · Bünde 7.0 km · Bad Oeynhausen 8.0 km · Herford 8.0 km · Enger 11 km · Vlotho 12 km · Bad Salzuflen 12 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 Löhne (52.1885°, 8.6922°, elevation 68 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).