Walsrode weather in May

In May, Walsrode sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Walsrode's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Walsrode's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:32 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Walsrode is human settlement in Germany.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Walsrode reaches about 18°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12188
13188
14188
15188
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21199
22199
23199
241910
251910
261910
271910
282010
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Walsrode

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.

Walsrode weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.92.97.90.0
Feb / 4910.83.19.50.2
Mar / 5411.21.611.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.60.313.63.9
May18° / 5910.9015.55.6
Jun21° / 12°6311.4016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7912.6016.16.4
Aug23° / 14°6912.4014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°5710.1012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.7010.33.6
Nov / 5611.50.88.41.3
Dec / 6512.52.77.40.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123565
133466
143466
153367
163268
173268
183169
193169
203169
213169
223070
233070
243070
253169
263268
273268
283268
293268
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Walsrode gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
435
535
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139730
149640
159640
169550
179550
189550
199460
209361
219271
229271
239181
249181
258992
2688102
2788102
2886113
2985123
3084124
3183134

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:597:39
214.74:577:40
314.84:557:42
414.94:537:44
514.94:517:46
615.04:497:47
715.04:477:49
815.14:457:51
915.24:437:53
1015.24:427:54
1115.34:407:56
1215.34:387:58
1315.44:367:59
1415.44:358:01
1515.54:338:03
1615.54:328:04
1715.64:308:06
1815.64:288:07
1915.74:278:09
2015.84:258:10
2115.84:248:12
2215.84:238:14
2315.94:218:15
2415.94:208:16
2516.04:198:18
2616.04:188:19
2716.14:168:21
2816.14:158:22
2916.24:148:23
3016.24:138:25
3116.24:128:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Walsrode?

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
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Walsrode for sightseeing.

What to pack for Walsrode in May

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

In May, Walsrode sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Walsrode in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks 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 Walsrode peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Walsrode?

Walsrode sits at 52.9°N, 9.6°E, 37 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Soltau, 22 km away.

Topography around Walsrode

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Walsrode has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m.

The land around Walsrode is covered by trees (44%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
451 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Soltau 22 km · Verden 25 km · Rotenburg 30 km · Schneverdingen 31 km · Nienburg 35 km · Munster 36 km · Neustadt am Rübenberge 41 km · Achim 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 Walsrode (52.861°, 9.5928°, elevation 37 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).