Hoensbroek weather in May

In May, Hoensbroek sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 53 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hoensbroek's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoensbroek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:54 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Hoensbroek is village and urban district in Heerlen, Netherlands.

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 Hoensbroek 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 13°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)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8179
9179
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
181810
191910
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221910
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251910
262011
272011
282011
292011
302011
312011

How May really feels in Hoensbroek

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.

Hoensbroek weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.51.68.20.2
Feb / 5711.32.89.70.6
Mar10° / 5712.5111.52.3
Apr14° / 4410.20.113.54.2
May18° / 5311.4015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6311.6016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7012.6015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°6711.2014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°5710.1012.45.9
Oct15° / 5911010.44.1
Nov / 6112.40.58.71.8
Dec / 7213.72.37.80.5

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
53070
63169
73070
83169
93169
103070
113070
123169
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183169
193070
202971
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293268
303268
313070

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hoensbroek gets around 53 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3040
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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129550
139550
149550
159460
169460
179370
189370
199181
209091
219091
2288102
2387112
2485123
2584133
2683134
2782144
2880155
2979165
3077176
3176186

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
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2012calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:197:48
214.55:177:49
314.65:157:51
414.75:147:53
514.75:127:54
614.85:107:56
714.85:087:57
814.95:077:59
914.95:058:01
1015.05:038:02
1115.05:028:04
1215.15:008:05
1315.14:588:07
1415.24:578:08
1515.24:558:10
1615.34:548:11
1715.34:528:13
1815.44:518:14
1915.44:508:16
2015.54:488:17
2115.54:478:18
2215.64:468:20
2315.64:458:21
2415.74:438:22
2515.74:428:24
2615.74:418:25
2715.84:408:26
2815.84:398:28
2915.84:388:29
3015.94:378:30
3115.94:368:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.03 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
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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 Hoensbroek?

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 Hoensbroek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoensbroek in May

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

In May, Hoensbroek 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 Hoensbroek 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 Hoensbroek peaks around July 15 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hoensbroek 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 Hoensbroek is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hoensbroek?

Hoensbroek sits at 50.9°N, 5.9°E, 85 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Brunssum, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Hoensbroek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoensbroek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.

The land around Hoensbroek is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
1,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Brunssum 4.0 km · Heerlen 6.0 km · Geleen 9.0 km · Sittard 9.0 km · Kerkrade 12 km · Herzogenrath 13 km · Übach-Palenberg 14 km · Geilenkirchen 14 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 Hoensbroek (50.9239°, 5.9253°, elevation 85 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).