Pirmasens weather in May

In May, Pirmasens sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.7 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 16°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 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 Pirmasens's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirmasens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:53 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pirmasens 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)
1168
2168
3168
4178
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10179
11179
12179
13179
14189
15189
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271910
282011
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302011
312011

How May really feels in Pirmasens

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.

Pirmasens 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°7612.63.98.50.0
Feb / -0°6510.83.99.80.1
Mar / 71122.111.61.9
Apr14° / 60110.113.43.9
May18° / 7912.7015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°6811.8015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°6811.7015.66.7
Aug23° / 14°6710.9014.26.7
Sep19° / 11°6610.1012.45.8
Oct13° / 7112.1010.53.5
Nov / 7412.51.38.91.0
Dec / 9414.24.18.10.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143565
153565
163565
173664
183565
193565
203565
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273565
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pirmasens gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.7 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2040
2140
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3040
3140

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
39820
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109730
119640
129640
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189460
199271
209181
219091
229091
2388102
2487112
2586122
2684133
2783143
2882153
2980164
3079174
3178184

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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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 5:17 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:177:37
214.45:157:38
314.45:147:40
414.55:127:41
514.55:107:43
614.65:087:44
714.65:077:45
814.75:057:47
914.75:047:48
1014.85:027:50
1114.85:017:51
1214.94:597:53
1314.94:587:54
1415.04:567:56
1515.04:557:57
1615.14:537:58
1715.14:528:00
1815.24:518:01
1915.24:498:02
2015.34:488:04
2115.34:478:05
2215.34:468:06
2315.44:458:08
2415.44:448:09
2515.54:438:10
2615.54:428:11
2715.54:418:12
2815.64:408:14
2915.64:398:15
3015.64:388:16
3115.74:378:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pirmasens?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pirmasens for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirmasens in May

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

In May, Pirmasens 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 Pirmasens 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 Pirmasens peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pirmasens 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 Pirmasens is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pirmasens?

Pirmasens sits at 49.2°N, 7.6°E, 400 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Zweibrücken, 18 km away.

Topography around Pirmasens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirmasens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Pirmasens is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Zweibrücken 18 km · Homburg 24 km · Blieskastel 26 km · Kaiserslautern 29 km · Bexbach 30 km · Neunkirchen 35 km · Sankt Ingbert 36 km · Landau in der Pfalz 37 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 Pirmasens (49.2015°, 7.6053°, elevation 400 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).