Oschersleben weather in May

In May, Oschersleben sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Oschersleben's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oschersleben's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:28 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
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 Oschersleben reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°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)
1167
2177
3177
4177
5177
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7177
8177
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10178
11178
12188
13188
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271910
282010
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312010

How May really feels in Oschersleben

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.

Oschersleben weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4310.93.18.10.0
Feb / -1°339.23.49.60.1
Mar / 4310.31.811.51.5
Apr14° / 368.90.313.64.0
May18° / 5710.4015.45.7
Jun21° / 12°5610.5016.46.2
Jul23° / 14°6911.90166.5
Aug23° / 14°5810.4014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°529012.46.0
Oct13° / 459.5010.43.7
Nov / 44101.18.61.1
Dec / 4611.73.27.60.0

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 (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
74060
84060
94060
104060
113862
123862
133961
143862
153862
163763
173763
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203664
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283565
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303565
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oschersleben gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.4 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
333
433
533
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2334
2434
2534
2635
2735
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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189361
199271
209181
219181
229091
2389101
2487112
2587112
2686122
2785132
2883143
2982153
3082153
3181163

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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1511calm
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1911calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:557:30
214.64:537:31
314.74:517:33
414.84:497:35
514.84:477:36
614.94:457:38
714.94:437:40
815.04:427:41
915.14:407:43
1015.14:387:45
1115.24:367:46
1215.24:357:48
1315.34:337:50
1415.34:317:51
1515.44:307:53
1615.44:287:54
1715.54:277:56
1815.54:257:57
1915.64:247:59
2015.64:238:00
2115.74:218:02
2215.74:208:03
2315.84:198:05
2415.84:178:06
2515.94:168:07
2615.94:158:09
2715.94:148:10
2816.04:138:11
2916.04:128:13
3016.14:118:14
3116.14:108:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Oschersleben?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Oschersleben for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oschersleben in May

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

In May, Oschersleben sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Oschersleben 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 Oschersleben peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oschersleben?

Oschersleben sits at 52.0°N, 11.2°E, 82 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Halberstadt, 19 km away.

Topography around Oschersleben

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oschersleben has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Oschersleben is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Halberstadt 19 km · Helmstedt 27 km · Quedlinburg 27 km · Magdeburg 30 km · Neue Neustadt 31 km · Haldensleben I 31 km · Staßfurt 31 km · Blankenburg 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 Oschersleben (52.0304°, 11.229°, elevation 82 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).