Eibergen weather in May

In May, Eibergen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eibergen's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eibergen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:46 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Eibergen is village in Berkelland, Netherlands.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
140/km²
people per km²

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 Eibergen 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
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10188
11188
12189
13189
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312011

How May really feels in Eibergen

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.

Eibergen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.21.880.1
Feb / 5811.22.29.60.4
Mar10° / 5911.80.911.52.1
Apr14° / 5010.50.113.64.1
May18° / 6011.8015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6712.5016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7913.40166.2
Aug23° / 14°8012.7014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6510.9012.45.7
Oct14° / 6511.9010.43.9
Nov / 6412.40.58.51.6
Dec / 7613.22.27.60.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263169
273070
283169
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eibergen gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
439
539
638
738
837
937
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2037
2138
2238
2338
2439
2539
2639
2740
2840
2940
3041
3141

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
119730
129640
139640
149640
159550
169550
179451
189361
199361
209271
219181
229181
238992
2488102
2587112
2685123
2785123
2883134
2982144
3080155
3179165

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 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 5:13 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:137:48
214.65:117:50
314.75:097:52
414.85:077:53
514.85:057:55
614.95:037:57
714.95:027:58
815.05:008:00
915.14:588:02
1015.14:568:03
1115.24:558:05
1215.24:538:07
1315.34:518:08
1415.34:508:10
1515.44:488:11
1615.44:468:13
1715.54:458:14
1815.54:438:16
1915.64:428:17
2015.64:418:19
2115.74:398:20
2215.74:388:22
2315.84:378:23
2415.84:358:25
2515.94:348:26
2615.94:338:27
2715.94:328:29
2816.04:318:30
2916.04:308:31
3016.14:298:33
3116.14:288:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eibergen?

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
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eibergen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eibergen in May

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

In May, Eibergen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Eibergen 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 Eibergen peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eibergen?

Eibergen sits at 52.1°N, 6.6°E, 26 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Haaksbergen, 9.0 km away.

AaltenHengeloEnschedeStadtlohn

Topography around Eibergen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eibergen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Eibergen is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (26%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (30%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
212 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Haaksbergen 9.0 km · Lichtenvoorde 14 km · Vreden 14 km · Winterswijk 15 km · Aalten 20 km · Hengelo 21 km · Enschede 21 km · Stadtlohn 22 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

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 Eibergen (52.1°, 6.6486°, elevation 26 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).