Reinheim weather in May

In May, Reinheim sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 75 mm of rain across 11.8 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 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Reinheim's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reinheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:46 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 20.9 µg/m³ · 2014

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Reinheim reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°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)
1178
2178
3178
4188
5188
6188
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12189
13189
14199
15199
16199
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181910
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201910
211910
222010
232010
242010
252011
262011
272011
282011
292111
302111
312111

How May really feels in Reinheim

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.

Reinheim 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°7112.53.48.40.0
Feb / -0°60113.39.70.3
Mar10° / 6812.21.411.52.1
Apr15° / 5110.90.113.54.3
May19° / 10°7511.8015.15.7
Jun22° / 13°6711.20166.4
Jul24° / 15°7011.9015.76.7
Aug24° / 14°609.9014.26.9
Sep20° / 11°619.3012.46.1
Oct14° / 6511.60.110.53.8
Nov / 7011.80.98.81.2
Dec / 8514.93.480.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43763
53763
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163565
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223664
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Reinheim gets around 75 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
541
641
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2138
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3038
3138

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199181
209181
219091
2289101
2387112
2486122
2585132
2683143
2782153
2881163
2979174
3078184
3176195

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
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2410calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 5:10 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:107:33
214.45:097:35
314.55:077:36
414.55:057:38
514.65:037:39
614.75:027:41
714.75:007:42
814.84:587:44
914.84:577:45
1014.94:557:47
1114.94:547:48
1215.04:527:50
1315.04:517:51
1415.14:497:53
1515.14:487:54
1615.24:467:56
1715.24:457:57
1815.24:447:58
1915.34:428:00
2015.34:418:01
2115.44:408:02
2215.44:398:04
2315.54:378:05
2415.54:368:06
2515.54:358:08
2615.64:348:09
2715.64:338:10
2815.74:328:11
2915.74:318:12
3015.74:308:13
3115.84:308:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Reinheim?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Reinheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Reinheim in May

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

In May, Reinheim sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Reinheim 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 Reinheim peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reinheim?

Reinheim sits at 49.8°N, 8.8°E, 169 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Ober-Ramstadt, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Reinheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reinheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Reinheim is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
519 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ober-Ramstadt 6.0 km · Dieburg 8.0 km · Groß-Umstadt 8.0 km · Darmstadt 14 km · Seeheim-Jugenheim 15 km · Arheilgen 16 km · Pfungstadt 17 km · Babenhausen 17 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 Reinheim (49.8292°, 8.8357°, elevation 169 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).