Neustrelitz weather in May

In May, Neustrelitz sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 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 24% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Neustrelitz's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neustrelitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:16 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
13 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 Neustrelitz 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 5°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
5167
6167
7177
8177
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
241910
251910
261910
271910
281910
291910
301910
312011

How May really feels in Neustrelitz

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.

Neustrelitz 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°501147.80.0
Feb / -1°379.23.99.40.0
Mar / 4710.62.411.51.1
Apr13° / 3890.313.73.7
May18° / 5410.7015.65.5
Jun20° / 12°6110.7016.66.1
Jul23° / 14°7311.3016.26.5
Aug22° / 14°6311.4014.66.5
Sep18° / 10°539.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 479.70.110.33.4
Nov / 419.80.98.40.8
Dec / -0°4710.93.47.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104060
114060
123961
134060
144060
153961
164060
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
233961
244060
254060
264060
274159
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Neustrelitz gets around 54 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
433
533
633
734
834
935
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2935
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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189271
199271
209181
219091
229091
2388102
2487112
2586122
2686122
2784133
2883143
2983143
3082144
3181154

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 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 4:44 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:447:26
214.84:417:28
314.84:397:30
414.94:377:32
515.04:357:33
615.04:337:35
715.14:327:37
815.24:307:39
915.24:287:41
1015.34:267:42
1115.34:247:44
1215.44:227:46
1315.44:217:47
1415.54:197:49
1515.64:177:51
1615.64:167:52
1715.74:147:54
1815.74:127:56
1915.84:117:57
2015.84:097:59
2115.94:088:00
2215.94:068:02
2316.04:058:03
2416.04:048:05
2516.14:028:06
2616.14:018:08
2716.24:008:09
2816.23:598:11
2916.23:588:12
3016.33:578:13
3116.33:568:15

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 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 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
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Neustrelitz?

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 Neustrelitz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Neustrelitz in May

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

In May, Neustrelitz 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 Neustrelitz 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 Neustrelitz peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Neustrelitz?

Neustrelitz sits at 53.4°N, 13.1°E, 65 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neubrandenburg, 25 km away.

NeuruppinPrenzlauOranienburgAngermünde

Topography around Neustrelitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neustrelitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Neustrelitz is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Neubrandenburg 25 km · Waren 31 km · Templin 39 km · Wittstock 45 km · Neuruppin 51 km · Prenzlau 53 km · Oranienburg 68 km · Angermünde 73 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 Neustrelitz (53.3602°, 13.0726°, elevation 65 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).