Bielefeld Weather in May
Bielefeld in May
The short of it: Bielefeld in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 62 mm · daylight 15 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Bielefeld brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 19°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 40 min in mid-May, 110 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Bielefeld runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Herford, 13 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bielefeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HerfordNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km NE | 19° | 9° | 63 mm |
| Bad SalzuflenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| GüterslohNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km SW | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| LageNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 63 mm |
| BündeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km N | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| MelleLower Saxony | 23 km NW | 19° | 8° | 58 mm |
| LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 25 km E | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |