Winnenden weather in May

In May, Winnenden sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Winnenden's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Winnenden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:47 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 Winnenden reaches about 19°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 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
4178
5178
6188
7188
8188
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14189
15189
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
232010
242010
252010
262010
272010
282010
292010
302111
312111

How May really feels in Winnenden

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.

Winnenden weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7912.84.78.50.0
Feb / -1°6511.24.59.80.2
Mar10° / 7613.12.411.62.0
Apr14° / 53110.313.44.1
May19° / 8113.10155.5
Jun22° / 12°7112.6015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°7512.3015.56.6
Aug24° / 14°6511.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°6410.3012.46.0
Oct14° / 7311.90.110.53.7
Nov / 7411.81.88.91.1
Dec / -0°92155.28.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153565
163664
173664
183664
193565
203664
213664
223664
233664
243763
253763
263763
273664
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Winnenden gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
345
446
546
646
746
845
945
1045
1144
1244
1344
1444
1543
1643
1742
1842
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2440
2539
2640
2740
2840
2941
3041
3142

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139730
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199460
209370
219271
229181
239091
2488111
2587121
2686131
2784142
2882162
2981172
3080182
3177203

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 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 5:11 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:117:29
214.45:097:30
314.45:077:31
414.55:067:33
514.55:047:34
614.65:027:36
714.65:017:37
814.74:597:39
914.74:577:40
1014.84:567:42
1114.84:547:43
1214.94:537:44
1314.94:517:46
1415.04:507:47
1515.04:497:49
1615.04:477:50
1715.14:467:51
1815.14:457:53
1915.24:437:54
2015.24:427:55
2115.34:417:57
2215.34:407:58
2315.34:397:59
2415.44:388:00
2515.44:378:02
2615.54:368:03
2715.54:358:04
2815.54:348:05
2915.64:338:06
3015.64:328:07
3115.64:318:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 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
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Winnenden?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Winnenden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Winnenden in May

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

In May, Winnenden sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Winnenden 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 Winnenden peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Winnenden?

Winnenden sits at 48.9°N, 9.4°E, 293 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Weinstadt-Endersbach, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Winnenden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Winnenden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Winnenden is covered by trees (33%), grassland (25%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Weinstadt-Endersbach 7.0 km · Waiblingen 8.0 km · Backnang 8.0 km · Remseck am Neckar 9.0 km · Fellbach 12 km · Schorndorf 12 km · Marbach am Neckar 12 km · Stuttgart Mühlhausen 13 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 Winnenden (48.8756°, 9.3982°, elevation 293 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).