Ludwigsfelde weather in May

In May, Ludwigsfelde sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Ludwigsfelde's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ludwigsfelde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:19 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Ludwigsfelde is town in Brandenburg state, Germany.

Density
220/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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ludwigsfelde reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°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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2188
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How May really feels in Ludwigsfelde

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.

Ludwigsfelde 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 / -1°4911.7480.0
Feb / -1°369.23.59.50.1
Mar / 4611.12.211.51.6
Apr14° / 358.70.313.64.3
May19° / 5510.4015.46.0
Jun22° / 13°5610.4016.46.5
Jul24° / 15°7911.80166.6
Aug24° / 14°5710.2014.56.8
Sep19° / 11°509.2012.46.1
Oct14° / 449.20.110.33.9
Nov / 439.51.18.51.1
Dec / 4611.23.27.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
44060
53961
63961
73961
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113862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ludwigsfelde gets around 55 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
432
533
633
733
833
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
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2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3135

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189280
199091
209091
2189101
2288111
2387121
2486122
2585132
2685132
2784142
2883143
2983143
3082153
3181154

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
111calm
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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 4:46 AM to 4:00 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:467:22
214.74:447:24
314.74:427:26
414.84:407:28
514.94:387:29
614.94:367:31
715.04:347:33
815.04:337:34
915.14:317:36
1015.14:297:38
1115.24:277:39
1215.34:267:41
1315.34:247:43
1415.44:227:44
1515.44:217:46
1615.54:197:47
1715.54:187:49
1815.64:167:50
1915.64:157:52
2015.74:137:53
2115.74:127:55
2215.84:117:56
2315.84:097:58
2415.94:087:59
2515.94:078:01
2615.94:068:02
2716.04:048:03
2816.04:038:05
2916.14:028:06
3016.14:018:07
3116.14:008:08

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 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 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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65.0Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ludwigsfelde?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ludwigsfelde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ludwigsfelde in May

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

In May, Ludwigsfelde sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ludwigsfelde 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 Ludwigsfelde peaks around June 19 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ludwigsfelde?

Ludwigsfelde sits at 52.3°N, 13.3°E, 47 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Teltow, 11 km away.

Topography around Ludwigsfelde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ludwigsfelde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Ludwigsfelde is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
264 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Teltow 11 km · Blankenfelde-Mahlow 11 km · Kleinmachnow 12 km · Zehlendorf 14 km · Lichtenrade 15 km · Lichterfelde 15 km · Marienfelde 15 km · Lankwitz 16 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 Ludwigsfelde (52.3032°, 13.254°, elevation 47 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).