Weilheim weather in May

In May, Weilheim sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 160 mm of precipitation across 18.8 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Weilheim's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weilheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
160 mm
18.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:44 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Weilheim reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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)
1156
2156
3166
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15177
16177
17177
18178
19178
20178
21178
22178
23178
24188
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31189

How May really feels in Weilheim

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.

Weilheim weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°8011.99.68.60.0
Feb / -5°7311.69.69.90.0
Mar / -1°9714.78.411.61.1
Apr12° / 10314.85.213.42.9
May17° / 16018.8114.94.3
Jun20° / 11°16918.2015.75.0
Jul22° / 13°16417.1015.45.6
Aug21° / 13°15816.6014.15.6
Sep17° / 12414.30.112.44.9
Oct13° / 9212.81.910.63.3
Nov / 8711.65.79.10.8
Dec / -4°8713.29.28.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143565
153664
163664
173664
183664
193763
203763
213763
223763
233862
243862
253763
263763
273862
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Weilheim gets around 160 mm of rain and snow over 18.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1565
2575
3584
4584
5594
6594
7604
8604
9604
10604
11604
12604
13614
14614
15614
16614
17624
18623
19623
20623
21613
22613
23612
24602
25602
26602
27601
28601
29601
30601
31601

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21973
22973
23964
24955
25955
26946
27937
28928
29919
309010
318911

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:06 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:067:19
214.35:057:20
314.35:037:22
414.45:017:23
514.45:007:25
614.54:587:26
714.54:567:27
814.64:557:29
914.64:537:30
1014.74:527:32
1114.74:507:33
1214.84:497:34
1314.84:487:36
1414.84:467:37
1514.94:457:38
1614.94:447:40
1715.04:427:41
1815.04:417:42
1915.14:407:43
2015.14:397:45
2115.14:387:46
2215.24:377:47
2315.24:367:48
2415.24:357:49
2515.34:347:51
2615.34:337:52
2715.44:327:53
2815.44:317:54
2915.44:307:55
3015.44:297:56
3115.54:287:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Weilheim?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Weilheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weilheim in May

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

In May, Weilheim sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Weilheim 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 Weilheim peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Weilheim?

Weilheim sits at 47.8°N, 11.2°E, 573 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Penzberg, 19 km away.

Topography around Weilheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weilheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 581 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Weilheim is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Penzberg 19 km · Wolfratshausen 21 km · Starnberg 23 km · Geretsried 24 km · Gauting 30 km · Landsberg am Lech 31 km · Gilching 31 km · Bad Tölz 31 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 Weilheim (47.8415°, 11.1548°, elevation 573 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).