Hoge Vucht weather in May

In May, Hoge Vucht sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°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 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hoge Vucht's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoge Vucht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:56 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Hoge Vucht is neighbourhood in the city of Breda, The 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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hoge Vucht 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 24°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)
1168
2168
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How May really feels in Hoge Vucht

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.

Hoge Vucht weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6411.91.18.10.4
Feb / 5711.31.69.60.7
Mar10° / 5611.60.811.52.2
Apr14° / 4811.10.113.64.0
May18° / 6312.3015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6611016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7813.4015.96.2
Aug22° / 14°7812.4014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6111.2012.45.7
Oct15° / 6211.20.110.44.1
Nov10° / 64120.48.61.9
Dec / 7413.41.27.70.6

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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83367
93367
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
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313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hoge Vucht gets around 63 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1839
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2738
2839
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3039
3140

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149460
159370
169370
179280
189280
199190
2089101
2188111
2288111
2387121
2485132
2584142
2683152
2781163
2880173
2979183
3078184
3177194

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:227:54
214.65:207:56
314.75:187:58
414.75:167:59
514.85:148:01
614.85:128:03
714.95:118:04
814.95:098:06
915.05:078:07
1015.15:058:09
1115.15:048:11
1215.25:028:12
1315.25:008:14
1415.34:598:15
1515.34:578:17
1615.44:568:18
1715.44:548:20
1815.54:538:21
1915.54:518:23
2015.64:508:24
2115.64:498:26
2215.74:478:27
2315.74:468:29
2415.84:458:30
2515.84:448:31
2615.84:438:33
2715.94:428:34
2815.94:408:35
2915.94:398:36
3016.04:398:38
3116.04:388:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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104.9Bright
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125.0Bright
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275.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hoge Vucht?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hoge Vucht for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoge Vucht in May

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

In May, Hoge Vucht 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

Sea temperature near Hoge Vucht in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Hoge Vucht in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hoge Vucht 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hoge Vucht?

Hoge Vucht sits at 51.6°N, 4.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Breda, 3.0 km away.

Loon op ZandWaalwijkGoirle

Topography around Hoge Vucht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoge Vucht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m.

The land around Hoge Vucht is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), cropland (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (22%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
161 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Breda 3.0 km · Oosterhout 6.0 km · Rijen 9.0 km · Dongen 10 km · Geertruidenberg 11 km · Loon op Zand 20 km · Waalwijk 21 km · Goirle 21 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 Hoge Vucht (51.6079°, 4.7915°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).