Wandlitz weather in May

In May, Wandlitz sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 23% 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 Wandlitz's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wandlitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:17 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

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 Wandlitz reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°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 5°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
6178
7178
8178
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15189
16189
17189
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
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241910
252010
262010
272010
282010
292010
302011
312011

How May really feels in Wandlitz

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.

Wandlitz weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-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°5011.43.97.90.0
Feb / -1°379.33.69.50.0
Mar / 4811.22.211.51.3
Apr14° / 389.30.213.64.0
May18° / 5610.2015.55.9
Jun21° / 12°5810.4016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°7612016.16.6
Aug23° / 14°5910.7014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°539.3012.45.9
Oct13° / 479.40.110.33.6
Nov / 409.518.50.9
Dec / -0°4611.13.47.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
93961
103961
114060
123961
133961
143862
153862
163862
173961
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233862
243862
253961
263961
273961
284060
294159
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wandlitz gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
432
532
632
733
833
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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
39820
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149550
159460
169370
179370
189280
199181
209091
219091
2289101
2387112
2487112
2586122
2685132
2784133
2883143
2983143
3083143
3182144

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
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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1812light breeze
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3012light breeze
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 4:44 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:447:23
214.74:427:25
314.84:407:26
414.84:387:28
514.94:367:30
615.04:347:32
715.04:327:33
815.14:307:35
915.14:287:37
1015.24:277:38
1115.34:257:40
1215.34:237:42
1315.44:217:43
1415.44:207:45
1515.54:187:47
1615.54:177:48
1715.64:157:50
1815.64:137:51
1915.74:127:53
2015.74:117:55
2115.84:097:56
2215.84:087:58
2315.94:067:59
2415.94:058:00
2516.04:048:02
2616.04:038:03
2716.14:028:05
2816.14:008:06
2916.13:598:07
3016.23:588:09
3116.23:578:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wandlitz?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wandlitz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wandlitz in May

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

In May, Wandlitz sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wandlitz in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wandlitz peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wandlitz?

Wandlitz sits at 52.7°N, 13.5°E, 66 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bernau bei Berlin, 11 km away.

Topography around Wandlitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wandlitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Wandlitz is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bernau bei Berlin 11 km · Hohen Neuendorf 14 km · Oranienburg 15 km · Karow 15 km · Französisch Buchholz 16 km · Frohnau 17 km · Märkisches Viertel 17 km · Hermsdorf 18 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 Wandlitz (52.742°, 13.458°, elevation 66 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).