The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
Measure in

Penzing Weather in May

Penzing in May

The short of it: Penzing in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.

Average high 20° · low 10° · rain 70 mm · daylight 15 h 10 min

✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & August

May in Penzing brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 10°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 3rd wettest month.

The sun is up for about 15 h 10 min in mid-May, 95 minutes more than a month before.

For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.

Against its neighbours, Penzing runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hietzing, 3 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.

May in Penzing, by the numbers

Warmth rank
4th warmest of 12
Rain rank
3rd wettest of 12
Versus April
4° warmer, 32 mm more rain
Versus June
4° colder
Day–night spread
10°
Snow season
Dec–Feb
Daylight, mid-month
15 h 10 min
Average wind
12 km/h

Neighbouring Towns

May averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
HietzingVienna3 km SE21°10°70 mm
OttakringVienna3 km NE20°10°70 mm
FünfhausVienna4 km E21°10°70 mm
HernalsVienna4 km NE20°10°70 mm
NeubauVienna6 km E22°10°71 mm
JosefstadtVienna6 km ENE21°11°69 mm
MeidlingVienna6 km SE21°10°70 mm
MariahilfVienna6 km E22°10°71 mm

The Almanac · Penzing Month by Month

Climate normals 1991–2020 · pick a month
PrecipitationAverage highAverage low
Recommended
The Almanac Speaks
May
✦✦✦✦✦

Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 3rd wettest month.

Climate of Penzing by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January3°-2°31 mm12 km/h8 h 45 min✦✦✦
February6°-1°28 mm13 km/h10 h 8 min✦✦✦
March10°2°40 mm13 km/h11 h 45 min✦✦✦✦
April16°6°38 mm12 km/h13 h 36 min✦✦✦✦✦
May20°10°70 mm12 km/h15 h 10 min✦✦✦✦
June24°14°72 mm10 km/h16 h 3 min✦✦✦
July26°16°75 mm10 km/h15 h 41 min✦✦✦
August25°15°66 mm9 km/h14 h 18 min✦✦✦✦
September20°11°63 mm10 km/h12 h 30 min✦✦✦✦
October14°7°47 mm10 km/h10 h 43 min✦✦✦
November8°3°41 mm11 km/h9 h 9 min✦✦✦
December4°-1°34 mm10 km/h8 h 22 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Penzing in May

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather like in Penzing in May?

Days average 20 °C (68 °F) and nights 10 °C (50 °F), with about 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 3rd wettest month.

Is May a good time to visit Penzing?

The Almanac gives May 4 of 5 (recommended). The best months are April and August.

How long are the days in Penzing in May?

In mid-May the sun is up for about 15 h 10 min. The days are lengthening — from 8 h 22 min in December to 16 h 3 min in June.

Does it snow in Penzing in May?

Hardly — May nights average 10 °C (50 °F), above freezing.

What should I pack for Penzing in May?

Light clothes and a jacket for the evening, plus a good raincoat — it is a wet month.

More Towns in Austria

All towns in Austria →

Vienna · Graz · Linz · Favoriten · Donaustadt · Floridsdorf · Salzburg · Innsbruck · Ottakring · Simmering · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee · Landstraße

The Editor’s Remark

“Weather is the only news that never grows stale. Each morning the sky writes its own front page, and we at Wanted Weather are but its telegraph operators.”— J. Whitmore, Editor