Sindelfingen weather in May

In May, Sindelfingen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 94 mm of rain across 14.9 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 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sindelfingen's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sindelfingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:49 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

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 Sindelfingen 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
14188
15188
16189
17189
18189
19189
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
251910
261910
272010
282010
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Sindelfingen

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.

Sindelfingen 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°7112.658.50.0
Feb / -1°6010.94.89.80.2
Mar10° / 7513.12.811.61.9
Apr14° / 6211.60.613.43.9
May18° / 9414.90155.1
Jun22° / 12°8813.8015.95.9
Jul24° / 14°9614.2015.56.3
Aug23° / 13°8513.5014.26.4
Sep19° / 10°7111.5012.45.7
Oct14° / 7411.80.210.53.7
Nov / 7011.71.791.1
Dec / -0°8013.858.10.0

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83367
93367
103466
113367
123466
133466
143466
153565
163466
173466
183565
193565
203466
213565
223565
233565
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sindelfingen gets around 94 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
450
551
651
752
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1451
1551
1650
1750
1849
1948
2047
2146
2245
2345
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2945
3045
3146

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
179550
189550
199460
209370
219280
229190
2390100
2489110
2587121
2686131
2784151
2883161
2981181
3079192
3178202

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 5:13 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:137:30
214.35:117:31
314.45:097:33
414.45:087:34
514.55:067:35
614.55:047:37
714.65:037:38
814.65:017:40
914.74:597:41
1014.74:587:43
1114.84:567:44
1214.84:557:45
1314.94:547:47
1414.94:527:48
1515.04:517:50
1615.04:497:51
1715.14:487:52
1815.14:477:54
1915.24:467:55
2015.24:447:56
2115.24:437:57
2215.34:427:59
2315.34:418:00
2415.44:408:01
2515.44:398:02
2615.44:388:04
2715.54:378:05
2815.54:368:06
2915.54:358:07
3015.64:348:08
3115.64:348:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 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
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
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 Sindelfingen?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sindelfingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sindelfingen in May

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

In May, Sindelfingen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sindelfingen 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 Sindelfingen 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 Sindelfingen?

Sindelfingen sits at 48.7°N, 9.0°E, 468 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Böblingen, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Sindelfingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sindelfingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 466 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Sindelfingen is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (53%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Böblingen 2.0 km · Renningen 10 km · Leonberg 11 km · Leinfelden-Echterdingen 11 km · Gerlingen 12 km · Weil der Stadt 12 km · Ditzingen 15 km · Stuttgart 15 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 Sindelfingen (48.7°, 9.0167°, elevation 468 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).