Marktredwitz weather in May

In May, Marktredwitz sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Marktredwitz's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marktredwitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:33 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Marktredwitz 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 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3166
4166
5166
6166
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14177
15177
16177
17178
18178
19178
20178
21178
22188
23188
24188
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30199
31199

How May really feels in Marktredwitz

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.

Marktredwitz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6713.18.38.40.0
Feb / -3°5310.46.89.70.0
Mar / -0°6312.54.911.50.9
Apr12° / 5111.21.213.53.2
May17° / 7113.10.115.14.9
Jun20° / 11°8013.5016.15.7
Jul22° / 13°8914015.76.0
Aug22° / 12°7712.6014.36.2
Sep17° / 6510.6012.45.2
Oct11° / 6111.10.510.52.8
Nov / 6110.93.68.80.4
Dec / -2°7213.48.57.90.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163268
173367
183367
193466
203466
213565
223565
233565
243565
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283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Marktredwitz gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2943
3043
3144

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189820
199820
209730
219730
229640
239640
249550
259460
269460
279370
289280
299190
3090100
3188111

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
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 4:57 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:577:21
214.54:557:22
314.54:537:24
414.64:527:25
514.64:507:27
614.74:487:28
714.74:467:30
814.84:457:31
914.84:437:33
1014.94:427:34
1114.94:407:36
1215.04:387:37
1315.04:377:39
1415.14:357:40
1515.14:347:42
1615.24:337:43
1715.24:317:45
1815.34:307:46
1915.34:297:47
2015.44:277:49
2115.44:267:50
2215.44:257:51
2315.54:247:53
2415.54:237:54
2515.64:217:55
2615.64:207:57
2715.64:197:58
2815.74:187:59
2915.74:178:00
3015.74:178:01
3115.84:168:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Marktredwitz?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Marktredwitz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marktredwitz in May

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

In May, Marktredwitz sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marktredwitz 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 Marktredwitz peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marktredwitz?

Marktredwitz sits at 50.0°N, 12.1°E, 539 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Selb, 19 km away.

Topography around Marktredwitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marktredwitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 555 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m.

The land around Marktredwitz is covered by trees (34%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
516 m
80 km
1,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Selb 19 km · Cheb 22 km · Hof 36 km · Weiden 37 km · Bayreuth 37 km · Sokolov 44 km · Mariánské Lázně 44 km · Kulmbach 47 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 Marktredwitz (50.0044°, 12.0859°, elevation 539 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).