Traunstein in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Traunstein sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 465 mm of precipitation over about 53 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Traunstein's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Traunstein's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 2°C
Precipitation: 465 mm; 53 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Traunstein in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Traunstein reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Traunstein

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 48 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Traunstein weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -6°	115	13.9	12.1	8.6	0.0
Feb	3° / -5°	104	13.1	12	9.9	0.0
Mar	7° / -2°	140	17.1	11.8	11.6	0.8
Apr	12° / 2°	123	15.9	6.6	13.4	2.7
May	17° / 7°	202	20.3	1.7	14.9	4.1
Jun	20° / 10°	222	20.4	0.2	15.7	4.7
Jul	22° / 12°	223	20.5	0	15.4	5.1
Aug	21° / 12°	199	18.5	0.1	14.1	5.3
Sep	17° / 8°	169	15.7	0.5	12.4	4.7
Oct	13° / 4°	122	13.9	3.2	10.6	3.1
Nov	6° / -1°	109	12.9	7.6	9.1	0.7
Dec	2° / -5°	120	15	11.9	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Traunstein gets around 465 mm of rain and snow over 53 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Traunstein?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Traunstein.

What to pack for Traunstein in Spring

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

In spring, Traunstein sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Traunstein in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Traunstein peaks around July 10 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	8	8	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Traunstein in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Traunstein 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	12	15	15	14	16	14	13	11	10	11	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Traunstein?

Traunstein sits at 47.9°N, 12.6°E, 597 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Traunreut, 11 km away.

Topography around Traunstein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traunstein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,300 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,161 m.

The land around Traunstein is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

205 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,300 m

trees 45%

80 km

3,161 m

trees 49%

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Spring weather nearby: Traunreut 11 km · Bad Reichenhall 23 km · Freilassing 25 km · Salzburg 31 km · Burghausen 36 km · Rosenheim 39 km · Waldkraiburg 42 km · Mühldorf 43 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

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 Traunstein (47.8683°, 12.6433°, elevation 597 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.