Traunreut weather in May

In May, Traunreut sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 126 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 26% 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 Traunreut's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Traunreut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:38 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Traunreut is main settlement in the municipality of the same name.

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 Traunreut reaches about 19°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
9189
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15189
16199
17199
181910
191910
201910
211910
221910
231910
241910
252010
262011
272011
282011
292011
302011
312011

How May really feels in Traunreut

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.

Traunreut weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7512.47.68.60.0
Feb / -2°6411.56.99.90.2
Mar10° / 8814.15.111.61.9
Apr14° / 7612.41.813.43.9
May19° / 12615.6014.95.3
Jun22° / 13°13115.6015.75.7
Jul24° / 15°12915.2015.46.2
Aug23° / 14°12714014.16.3
Sep19° / 11°10812.9012.45.5
Oct14° / 8612.70.710.63.7
Nov / 7711.5491.1
Dec / -1°8013.57.48.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164060
174159
184159
194258
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254456
264357
274456
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Traunreut gets around 126 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
448
548
649
749
849
949
1049
1150
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3152

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159820
169730
179640
189640
199550
209370
219280
229190
2389110
2487121
2585141
2684151
2782171
2880191
2978211
3076222
3174242

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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 5:00 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:007:14
214.34:587:15
314.34:577:16
414.44:557:18
514.44:547:19
614.54:527:21
714.54:507:22
814.64:497:23
914.64:477:25
1014.74:467:26
1114.74:447:28
1214.84:437:29
1314.84:427:30
1414.94:407:32
1514.94:397:33
1614.94:387:34
1715.04:367:36
1815.04:357:37
1915.14:347:38
2015.14:337:39
2115.24:327:41
2215.24:307:42
2315.24:297:43
2415.34:287:44
2515.34:277:45
2615.34:267:46
2715.44:257:48
2815.44:257:49
2915.44:247:50
3015.54:237:51
3115.54:227:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Traunreut?

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
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Traunreut for sightseeing.

What to pack for Traunreut in May

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

In May, Traunreut sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Traunreut 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 Traunreut peaks around June 23 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Traunreut 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 Traunreut is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1515 µg/m³Oct 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Traunreut?

Traunreut sits at 48.0°N, 12.6°E, 552 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Traunstein, 11 km away.

Topography around Traunreut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traunreut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 556 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Traunreut is covered by trees (39%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
2,531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Traunstein 11 km · Burghausen 29 km · Waldkraiburg 31 km · Freilassing 32 km · Mühldorf 32 km · Bad Reichenhall 34 km · Rosenheim 37 km · Salzburg 38 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 Traunreut (47.9627°, 12.5923°, elevation 552 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).