Aachen Weather in May
Aachen in May
The short of it: Aachen in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Aachen an average May high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 29 min in mid-May, 105 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 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Aachen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kerkrade, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Aachen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KerkradeLimburg | 10 km N | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| StolbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km E | 18° | 9° | 59 mm |
| HerzogenrathNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km N | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| AlsdorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| HeerlenLimburg | 14 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| EschweilerNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| VerviersWallonia | 26 km SW | 19° | 8° | 66 mm |
| MaastrichtLimburg | 29 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 55 mm |