Waldkirch weather in May

In May, Waldkirch sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 147 mm of precipitation across 17.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Waldkirch's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waldkirch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
147 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:56 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Waldkirch is human settlement in Germany.

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Waldkirch reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°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)
1157
2157
3157
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9168
10168
11168
12168
13168
14178
15178
16178
17178
18178
19178
20179
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
281810
291910
301910
311910

How May really feels in Waldkirch

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.

Waldkirch weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°12714.38.58.60.0
Feb / -2°10312.17.59.90.0
Mar / 11414.75.611.61.4
Apr13° / 10014.62.513.43.1
May17° / 14717.20.114.94.5
Jun20° / 12°12715.6015.85.5
Jul22° / 13°12815.2015.46.0
Aug22° / 13°11413.8014.16.1
Sep18° / 10°10212.3012.45.3
Oct13° / 10712.90.710.63.2
Nov / 11513.43.990.8
Dec / -1°14615.68.78.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
153367
163466
173466
183466
193565
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
283763
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Waldkirch gets around 147 mm of rain and snow over 17.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1592
2602
3612
4611
5611
6611
7611
8601
9601
10601
11591
12591
13591
14581
15580
16570
17560
18550
19540
20540
21530
22520
23520
24510
25510
26510
27510
28520
29520
30530
31540

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159820
169820
179820
189730
199640
209640
219550
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2788120
2886131
2985141
3083161
3182171

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 5:18 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:187:32
214.35:177:34
314.35:157:35
414.45:137:37
514.45:127:38
614.55:107:39
714.55:097:41
814.65:077:42
914.65:057:44
1014.75:047:45
1114.75:027:46
1214.85:017:48
1314.85:007:49
1414.94:587:51
1514.94:577:52
1615.04:567:53
1715.04:547:54
1815.04:537:56
1915.14:527:57
2015.14:517:58
2115.24:508:00
2215.24:488:01
2315.24:478:02
2415.34:468:03
2515.34:458:04
2615.44:448:05
2715.44:448:07
2815.44:438:08
2915.44:428:09
3015.54:418:10
3115.54:408:11

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 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 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
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Waldkirch?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Waldkirch for sightseeing.

What to pack for Waldkirch in May

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

In May, Waldkirch sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Waldkirch 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 Waldkirch peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Waldkirch 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 Waldkirch is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Waldkirch?

Waldkirch sits at 48.1°N, 8.0°E, 266 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Emmendingen, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Waldkirch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waldkirch has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,061 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Waldkirch is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
672 m
16 km
1,061 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Emmendingen 9.0 km · Freiburg 14 km · Lahr 28 km · Unterkrozingen 28 km · Schramberg 34 km · Villingen-Schwenningen 40 km · Müllheim 40 km · Offenburg 42 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 Waldkirch (48.0958°, 7.9637°, elevation 266 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).