Reutlingen weather in May

In May, Reutlingen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 20% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Reutlingen's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reutlingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:49 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Reutlingen is municipality in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.2 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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Reutlingen 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 11°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)
1166
2167
3167
4167
5167
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16188
17188
18188
19188
20188
21189
22189
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
291910
301910
312010

How May really feels in Reutlingen

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.

Reutlingen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6712.35.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.75.79.90.1
Mar / 6812.83.611.61.7
Apr14° / 6111.71.313.43.7
May18° / 9514.60155.0
Jun21° / 11°8413.5015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8513.2015.56.4
Aug23° / 13°7512.3014.16.5
Sep18° / 6610.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 6911.60.310.63.5
Nov / 6911.72.790.9
Dec / -1°7513.85.98.20.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123268
133466
143466
153466
163466
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Reutlingen gets around 95 mm of rain over 14.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
249
349
450
550
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1450
1550
1649
1748
1847
1947
2046
2145
2244
2344
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2944
3045
3145

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159820
169820
179730
189730
199640
209550
219460
229370
239370
249190
2590100
2689110
2788120
2886140
2985150
3084160
3181181

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:127:28
214.35:117:30
314.45:097:31
414.45:077:33
514.55:067:34
614.55:047:36
714.65:027:37
814.65:017:38
914.74:597:40
1014.74:587:41
1114.84:567:43
1214.84:557:44
1314.94:537:45
1414.94:527:47
1515.04:517:48
1615.04:497:50
1715.04:487:51
1815.14:477:52
1915.14:467:53
2015.24:447:55
2115.24:437:56
2215.34:427:57
2315.34:417:58
2415.34:408:00
2515.44:398:01
2615.44:388:02
2715.44:378:03
2815.54:368:04
2915.54:358:05
3015.54:348:06
3115.64:348:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 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
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Reutlingen?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Reutlingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Reutlingen in May

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

In May, Reutlingen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Reutlingen 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 Reutlingen 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 December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reutlingen?

Reutlingen sits at 48.5°N, 9.2°E, 374 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Pfullingen, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Reutlingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reutlingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m.

The land around Reutlingen is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
1,050 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Pfullingen 3.0 km · Metzingen 8.0 km · Tübingen 12 km · Mössingen 15 km · Nürtingen 18 km · Filderstadt 18 km · Rottenburg 20 km · Leinfelden-Echterdingen 23 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 Reutlingen (48.4914°, 9.2043°, elevation 374 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).