Bad Hersfeld Weather in May
Bad Hersfeld in May
The short of it: Bad Hersfeld in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 61 mm · daylight 15 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Bad Hersfeld brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 30 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; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bad Hersfeld runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Bebra, 13 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Bad Hersfeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BebraHesse | 13 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 62 mm |
| HünfeldHesse | 22 km S | 19° | 7° | 61 mm |
| HombergHesse | 28 km NW | 19° | 7° | 64 mm |
| MelsungenHesse | 31 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 64 mm |
| AlsfeldHesse | 34 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 62 mm |
| LauterbachHesse | 34 km SW | 19° | 7° | 63 mm |
| PetersbergHesse | 35 km S | 19° | 7° | 62 mm |
| SchwalmstadtHesse | 35 km WNW | 19° | 7° | 60 mm |