Stockach weather in May

In May, Stockach sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 110 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Stockach's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stockach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:52 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Stockach reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°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 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3169
4169
5179
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
111710
121710
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How May really feels in Stockach

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.

Stockach 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°7012.55.98.60.0
Feb / -1°60115.79.90.1
Mar / 7413.23.811.61.8
Apr14° / 7612.71.213.43.6
May18° / 10°11015.1014.95.0
Jun21° / 14°10915.2015.75.7
Jul23° / 15°11414.5015.46.3
Aug23° / 15°10414014.16.3
Sep18° / 11°8512.1012.45.5
Oct13° / 7912.20.310.63.5
Nov / 79122.99.11.0
Dec / -0°8313.56.18.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133763
143763
153763
163763
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193961
203961
213961
224060
234159
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254258
264159
273961
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Stockach gets around 110 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
251
352
452
552
652
752
852
952
1051
1151
1251
1350
1450
1550
1649
1749
1848
1948
2047
2147
2246
2346
2445
2545
2645
2746
2846
2947
3048
3148

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 92% 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
99730
109730
119730
129730
139730
149640
159640
169550
179550
189460
199370
209280
219190
2290100
2388120
2487130
2584151
2683161
2781181
2880191
2978202
3076222
3174233

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 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 5:15 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:157:28
214.35:137:29
314.35:117:30
414.45:107:32
514.45:087:33
614.55:077:35
714.55:057:36
814.65:037:37
914.65:027:39
1014.75:007:40
1114.74:597:42
1214.84:587:43
1314.84:567:44
1414.84:557:46
1514.94:547:47
1614.94:527:48
1715.04:517:49
1815.04:507:51
1915.14:497:52
2015.14:477:53
2115.14:467:54
2215.24:457:56
2315.24:447:57
2415.24:437:58
2515.34:427:59
2615.34:418:00
2715.44:408:01
2815.44:398:03
2915.44:398:04
3015.44:388:05
3115.54:378:06

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 0.99 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
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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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 Stockach?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Stockach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stockach in May

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

In May, Stockach sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Stockach in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stockach 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
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stockach?

Stockach sits at 47.9°N, 9.0°E, 474 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Radolfzell, 12 km away.

Topography around Stockach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stockach has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 531 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Stockach is covered by trees (52%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Radolfzell 12 km · Überlingen 15 km · Singen 16 km · Tuttlingen 21 km · Petershausen-West 23 km · Konstanz 25 km · Kreuzlingen 26 km · Sigmaringen 31 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 Stockach (47.8511°, 9.0091°, elevation 474 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).