Mölln weather in May

In May, Mölln sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mölln's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mölln's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:24 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 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 Mölln 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)
1166
2166
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8177
9177
10177
11177
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17188
18188
19188
20189
21189
22189
23189
24199
25199
26199
271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Mölln

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.

Mölln 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 / -0°5712.12.77.80.0
Feb / -1°4510.13.39.40.0
Mar / 5010.6211.51.3
Apr13° / 4510.20.313.73.7
May18° / 6010.7015.65.5
Jun20° / 11°6611.6016.75.9
Jul23° / 14°7912.5016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°7412.2014.66.3
Sep18° / 10°539.7012.55.7
Oct13° / 5310.8010.33.5
Nov / 4710.90.88.31.0
Dec / 5812.22.87.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34060
44060
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
103961
113862
123862
133763
143664
153664
163565
173565
183466
193466
203466
213565
223466
233466
243466
253466
263565
273565
283664
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mölln gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
633
733
833
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189460
199370
209370
219181
229181
239091
249091
2588102
2688102
2787112
2887112
2986113
3085123
3184124

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:527:37
214.84:507:38
314.94:487:40
414.94:467:42
515.04:447:44
615.14:427:46
715.14:407:47
815.24:387:49
915.24:367:51
1015.34:347:53
1115.44:337:55
1215.44:317:56
1315.54:297:58
1415.54:278:00
1515.64:268:01
1615.74:248:03
1715.74:228:05
1815.84:218:06
1915.84:198:08
2015.94:188:10
2115.94:168:11
2216.04:158:13
2316.04:138:14
2416.14:128:16
2516.14:118:17
2616.24:098:19
2716.24:088:20
2816.24:078:21
2916.34:068:23
3016.34:058:24
3116.44:048:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mölln?

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
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mölln for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mölln in May

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

In May, Mölln 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

Sea temperature near Mölln in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Mölln in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mölln peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mölln?

Mölln sits at 53.6°N, 10.7°E, 34 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lübeck, 28 km away.

Topography around Mölln

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mölln has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Mölln is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lübeck 28 km · Geesthacht 29 km · Bad Oldesloe 30 km · Stockelsdorf 30 km · Ahrensburg 30 km · Reinbek 31 km · Glinde 33 km · Bad Schwartau 33 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 Mölln (53.6207°, 10.6875°, elevation 34 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).