Neustadt am Rübenberge weather in May

In May, Neustadt am Rübenberge sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Neustadt am Rübenberge's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neustadt am Rübenberge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:34 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Neustadt am Rübenberge is town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Density
124/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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Neustadt am Rübenberge 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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5178
6178
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10178
11178
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312011

How May really feels in Neustadt am Rübenberge

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.

Neustadt am Rübenberge weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.62.880.0
Feb / 4710.739.50.2
Mar / 5411.81.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.70.213.64.0
May18° / 5710.8015.55.6
Jun21° / 12°6211.4016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7512.4016.16.4
Aug23° / 14°6812.1014.56.4
Sep19° / 11°5610.6012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.5010.33.7
Nov / 5411.40.78.51.3
Dec / 6312.52.77.50.1

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33862
43862
53763
63862
73862
83763
93763
103763
113763
123565
133565
143466
153466
163466
173367
183268
193268
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253169
263169
273268
283268
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Neustadt am Rübenberge gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.8 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 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
635
735
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159640
169550
179550
189460
199361
209271
219271
229181
238992
248992
2588102
2687103
2786113
2885123
2984124
3083134
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
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412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:017:38
214.74:597:40
314.84:577:42
414.84:557:43
514.94:537:45
614.94:517:47
715.04:497:48
815.14:477:50
915.14:457:52
1015.24:447:54
1115.24:427:55
1215.34:407:57
1315.34:387:58
1415.44:378:00
1515.44:358:02
1615.54:348:03
1715.54:328:05
1815.64:308:06
1915.64:298:08
2015.74:288:09
2115.74:268:11
2215.84:258:12
2315.84:248:14
2415.94:228:15
2515.94:218:17
2616.04:208:18
2716.04:198:19
2816.14:188:21
2916.14:178:22
3016.14:168:23
3116.24:158:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.96 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
144.9Bright
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
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Neustadt am Rübenberge?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Neustadt am Rübenberge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Neustadt am Rübenberge in May

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

In May, Neustadt am Rübenberge 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 Neustadt am Rübenberge 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 Neustadt am Rübenberge 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 Neustadt am Rübenberge?

Neustadt am Rübenberge sits at 52.5°N, 9.5°E, 42 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wunstorf, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Neustadt am Rübenberge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neustadt am Rübenberge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Neustadt am Rübenberge is covered by trees (34%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (34%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
545 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Wunstorf 9.0 km · Garbsen 13 km · Seelze 15 km · Langenhagen 20 km · Nordstadt 22 km · Linden-Nord 22 km · Nienburg 23 km · Linden 23 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 Neustadt am Rübenberge (52.5046°, 9.4587°, elevation 42 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).