Berlin Weather in May
Berlin in May
The short of it: Berlin in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 44 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 10° · rain 52 mm · daylight 15 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Berlin an average May high of 20°, a low of 10° and some 52 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 20°, with nights near 10°. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 44 min in mid-May, 112 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Berlin runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Mitte, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Berlin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MitteState of Berlin | 1 km SW | 20° | 10° | 52 mm |
| Prenzlauer BergState of Berlin | 2 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 53 mm |
| KreuzbergState of Berlin | 3 km S | 20° | 10° | 52 mm |
| FriedrichshainState of Berlin | 3 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 53 mm |
| GesundbrunnenState of Berlin | 3 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 51 mm |
| TreptowState of Berlin | 4 km SE | 20° | 10° | 53 mm |
| FennpfuhlState of Berlin | 4 km E | 21° | 10° | 55 mm |
| WeddingState of Berlin | 4 km NW | 20° | 10° | 51 mm |