Grossarl Weather in May
Grossarl in May
The short of it: Grossarl in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 134 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 134 mm · daylight 15 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Grossarl an average May high of 16°, a low of 6° and some 134 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 134 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 4 min in mid-May, 91 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Grossarl runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sankt Veit im Pongau, 12 km to the NNW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Grossarl, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 60 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankt Veit im PongauSalzburg | 12 km NNW | 18° | 7° | 131 mm |
| Sankt Johann im PongauSalzburg | 13 km N | 19° | 8° | 133 mm |
| Bad GasteinSalzburg | 14 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 141 mm |
| BischofshofenSalzburg | 20 km N | 20° | 9° | 139 mm |
| Altenmarkt im PongauSalzburg | 23 km NE | 16° | 6° | 148 mm |
| Zell am SeeSalzburg | 32 km WNW | 19° | 8° | 121 mm |
| Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerSalzburg | 34 km NW | 19° | 8° | 132 mm |
| Schönau am KönigsseeBavaria | 44 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 155 mm |