Waldkraiburg weather in May

In May, Waldkraiburg sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 104 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Waldkraiburg's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waldkraiburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:38 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Waldkraiburg 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Waldkraiburg reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Waldkraiburg

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.

Waldkraiburg weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6211.65.98.60.0
Feb / -1°5310.84.99.90.3
Mar10° / 7312.93.111.62.2
Apr15° / 6311.50.813.44.3
May20° / 10°10414.3014.95.6
Jun23° / 14°10614.6015.86.0
Jul25° / 15°10614.6015.56.3
Aug24° / 15°9913.3014.16.4
Sep19° / 11°8512.1012.45.8
Oct14° / 7111.70.310.63.9
Nov / 6110.42.691.2
Dec / -1°6712.95.58.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53961
63862
73862
83862
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113862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Waldkraiburg gets around 104 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
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545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
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1545
1645
1746
1846
1946
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2146
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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
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109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
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199361
209271
219181
2289101
2388111
2487121
2584142
2682162
2781172
2879192
2977212
3075223
3174233

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
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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 7:15 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:007:15
214.34:597:16
314.34:577:18
414.44:557:19
514.44:547:21
614.54:527:22
714.64:507:23
814.64:497:25
914.64:477:26
1014.74:467:28
1114.74:447:29
1214.84:437:30
1314.84:427:32
1414.94:407:33
1514.94:397:34
1615.04:387:36
1715.04:367:37
1815.14:357:38
1915.14:347:40
2015.14:337:41
2115.24:317:42
2215.24:307:43
2315.34:297:45
2415.34:287:46
2515.34:277:47
2615.44:267:48
2715.44:257:49
2815.44:247:50
2915.54:247:51
3015.54:237:53
3115.54:227:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Waldkraiburg?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Waldkraiburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Waldkraiburg in May

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

In May, Waldkraiburg sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Waldkraiburg 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 Waldkraiburg peaks around June 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Waldkraiburg 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 Waldkraiburg 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 Waldkraiburg?

Waldkraiburg sits at 48.2°N, 12.4°E, 439 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Mühldorf, 10 km away.

Topography around Waldkraiburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waldkraiburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 435 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,212 m.

The land around Waldkraiburg is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (34%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
2,212 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mühldorf 10 km · Traunreut 31 km · Burghausen 32 km · Erding 38 km · Landshut 40 km · Traunstein 42 km · Rosenheim 44 km · Moosburg 45 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 Waldkraiburg (48.2085°, 12.3989°, elevation 439 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).