Lech Weather in May
Lech in May
The short of it: Lech in May averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 2° · rain 136 mm · daylight 15 h 4 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Lech an average May high of 10°, a low of 2° and some 136 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 10°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 15 h 4 min in mid-May, 91 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lech runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Oberstdorf, 24 km to the NNE, is 8° warmer by day.
May in Lech, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 54 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OberstdorfBavaria | 24 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 160 mm |
| BludenzVorarlberg | 25 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 123 mm |
| SonthofenBavaria | 36 km NNE | 18° | 7° | 156 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 38 km NW | 19° | 9° | 146 mm |
| RankweilVorarlberg | 38 km W | 20° | 10° | 126 mm |
| HohenemsVorarlberg | 38 km WNW | 18° | 9° | 141 mm |
| Immenstadt im AllgäuBavaria | 40 km N | 17° | 7° | 154 mm |
| GötzisVorarlberg | 41 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 132 mm |