Grindelwald Weather in May
Grindelwald in May
The short of it: Grindelwald in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 73 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
May in Grindelwald brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-May, 72 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Grindelwald runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Legana, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Grindelwald, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h