Sankt Wendel weather in May

In May, Sankt Wendel sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Sankt Wendel's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sankt Wendel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:54 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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 Sankt Wendel 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)
1167
2167
3168
4168
5168
6168
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13179
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15179
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302011
312011

How May really feels in Sankt Wendel

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.

Sankt Wendel 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°7312.44.18.40.0
Feb / -0°6210.34.19.80.1
Mar / 6611.8211.51.8
Apr14° / 5410.90.313.43.8
May18° / 7012.4015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°6211.10166.2
Jul23° / 14°6411.4015.66.7
Aug23° / 14°6010.9014.26.7
Sep18° / 10°619.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 6611.4010.53.5
Nov / 6912.31.28.91.0
Dec / 9013.6480.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43565
53565
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143466
153466
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203367
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sankt Wendel gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
742
842
942
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1740
1840
1940
2039
2139
2239
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
179550
189550
199460
209271
219271
229181
239091
2489101
2587112
2686122
2785132
2883143
2982153
3080173
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 5:18 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:187:39
214.45:167:40
314.55:157:42
414.55:137:44
514.65:117:45
614.65:097:47
714.75:087:48
814.75:067:49
914.85:057:51
1014.85:037:52
1114.95:017:54
1214.95:007:55
1315.04:587:57
1415.04:577:58
1515.14:568:00
1615.14:548:01
1715.24:538:02
1815.24:518:04
1915.24:508:05
2015.34:498:06
2115.34:488:08
2215.44:478:09
2315.44:458:10
2415.54:448:12
2515.54:438:13
2615.54:428:14
2715.64:418:15
2815.64:408:16
2915.64:398:17
3015.74:398:19
3115.74:388:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 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
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
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 Sankt Wendel?

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Sankt Wendel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sankt Wendel in May

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

In May, Sankt Wendel sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sankt Wendel 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 Sankt Wendel peaks around July 16 at about 7 (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 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sankt Wendel 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 Sankt Wendel 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 Sankt Wendel?

Sankt Wendel sits at 49.5°N, 7.2°E, 301 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schiffweiler, 11 km away.

Topography around Sankt Wendel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sankt Wendel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m.

The land around Sankt Wendel is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
750 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Schiffweiler 11 km · Illingen 13 km · Neunkirchen 14 km · Bexbach 15 km · Eppelborn 16 km · Lebach 20 km · Homburg 20 km · Sulzbach 20 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 Sankt Wendel (49.4663°, 7.1681°, elevation 301 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).