Schwäbisch Hall weather in May

In May, Schwäbisch Hall sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 15 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 20°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 Schwäbisch Hall's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schwäbisch Hall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Schwäbisch Hall is building in Schwäbisch Hall, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Schwäbisch Hall reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11188
12188
13188
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272010
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312010

How May really feels in Schwäbisch Hall

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.

Schwäbisch Hall 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 / -2°8313.15.78.50.0
Feb / -2°6811.45.69.80.1
Mar / 8113.23.211.61.7
Apr14° / 5811.50.613.43.8
May18° / 8513.70155.3
Jun22° / 12°7913.3015.96.0
Jul24° / 14°8313.1015.66.5
Aug23° / 13°7112014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6811012.45.7
Oct13° / 7612.30.210.53.5
Nov / 7711.82.48.90.9
Dec / -1°96156.18.10.0

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
93565
103466
113466
123565
133664
143565
153664
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213664
223664
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283664
293664
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Schwäbisch Hall gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
447
548
648
747
847
947
1047
1147
1246
1346
1446
1546
1645
1745
1844
1944
2043
2142
2242
2342
2441
2541
2641
2741
2842
2942
3043
3143

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 94% 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
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209460
219370
229280
239181
249091
2588111
2687121
2786131
2885141
2983161
3081172
3180182

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 5:09 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:097:28
214.45:077:29
314.45:057:31
414.55:047:32
514.55:027:34
614.65:007:35
714.64:597:37
814.74:577:38
914.74:557:40
1014.84:547:41
1114.84:527:42
1214.94:517:44
1314.94:497:45
1415.04:487:47
1515.04:467:48
1615.14:457:49
1715.14:447:51
1815.24:427:52
1915.24:417:54
2015.24:407:55
2115.34:397:56
2215.34:387:57
2315.44:377:59
2415.44:358:00
2515.44:348:01
2615.54:338:02
2715.54:328:03
2815.64:328:05
2915.64:318:06
3015.64:308:07
3115.64:298:08

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 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 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
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
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 Schwäbisch Hall?

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
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Schwäbisch Hall for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schwäbisch Hall in May

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

In May, Schwäbisch Hall sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Schwäbisch Hall 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 Schwäbisch Hall 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 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schwäbisch Hall?

Schwäbisch Hall sits at 49.1°N, 9.7°E, 322 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Künzelsau, 19 km away.

Topography around Schwäbisch Hall

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schwäbisch Hall has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 779 m.

The land around Schwäbisch Hall is covered by trees (32%), cropland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
779 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Künzelsau 19 km · Öhringen 19 km · Crailsheim 24 km · Backnang 29 km · Ellwangen 33 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 35 km · Winnenden 36 km · Schorndorf 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 Schwäbisch Hall (49.1113°, 9.7391°, elevation 322 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).