Öhringen weather in May

In May, Öhringen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Öhringen's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Öhringen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:46 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Öhringen 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 25°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
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8188
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10188
11189
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How May really feels in Öhringen

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.

Öhringen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7011.94.68.50.0
Feb / -1°6111.14.69.80.2
Mar10° / 7012.42.111.61.9
Apr14° / 5110.30.313.44.1
May18° / 7912.9015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°6612015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°7112.4015.66.6
Aug24° / 14°6011014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°6010.6012.45.9
Oct14° / 6811.50.110.53.7
Nov / 6711.61.78.91.0
Dec / 8313.95.18.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133664
143664
153763
163664
173763
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193664
203664
213664
223763
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243763
253961
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273862
283862
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Öhringen gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2041
2141
2241
2341
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2941
3041
3141

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
179550
189550
199460
209370
219181
229091
2389101
2488111
2587121
2686131
2783152
2882162
2981172
3078193
3177203

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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2010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 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 5:09 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:097:29
214.45:087:30
314.45:067:32
414.55:047:33
514.55:037:35
614.65:017:36
714.64:597:38
814.74:587:39
914.74:567:41
1014.84:547:42
1114.84:537:44
1214.94:517:45
1314.94:507:47
1415.04:497:48
1515.04:477:49
1615.14:467:51
1715.14:447:52
1815.24:437:53
1915.24:427:55
2015.34:417:56
2115.34:397:57
2215.34:387:59
2315.44:378:00
2415.44:368:01
2515.54:358:02
2615.54:348:04
2715.54:338:05
2815.64:328:06
2915.64:318:07
3015.64:308:08
3115.74:308:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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115.1Bright
125.2Bright
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165.3Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Öhringen?

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
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Öhringen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Öhringen in May

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

In May, Öhringen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Öhringen 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 Öhringen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Öhringen in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Öhringen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Öhringen?

Öhringen sits at 49.2°N, 9.5°E, 228 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Künzelsau, 16 km away.

Topography around Öhringen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Öhringen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m.

The land around Öhringen is covered by cropland (43%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
797 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Künzelsau 16 km · Schwäbisch Hall 19 km · Neckarsulm 21 km · Heilbronn 22 km · Backnang 28 km · Bad Rappenau 30 km · Mosbach 31 km · Marbach am Neckar 34 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 Öhringen (49.1988°, 9.5072°, elevation 228 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).