Gosau Weather in May
Gosau in May
The short of it: Gosau in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 166 mm · daylight 15 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Gosau an average May high of 15°, a low of 6° and some 166 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 15°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 166 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 6 min in mid-May, 92 minutes more 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Gosau runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Bischofshofen, 30 km to the SW, is 5° warmer by day.
May in Gosau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 73 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BischofshofenSalzburg | 30 km SW | 20° | 9° | 139 mm |
| HalleinSalzburg | 34 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 150 mm |
| BerchtesgadenBavaria | 40 km W | 19° | 9° | 151 mm |
| Schönau am KönigsseeBavaria | 41 km W | 19° | 9° | 155 mm |
| BischofswiesenBavaria | 42 km W | 19° | 9° | 154 mm |
| GmundenUpper Austria | 42 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 126 mm |
| SalzburgSalzburg | 44 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 143 mm |
| Henndorf am WallerseeSalzburg | 44 km NW | 19° | 9° | 134 mm |