Eckernförde Weather in May
Eckernförde in May
The short of it: Eckernförde in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 16 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 55 mm · daylight 16 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
May in Eckernförde brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 55 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 7°. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 1 min in mid-May, 122 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Eckernförde runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Schleswig, 18 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Eckernförde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchleswigSchleswig-Holstein | 18 km WNW | 17° | 7° | 53 mm |
| BüdelsdorfSchleswig-Holstein | 20 km SSW | 17° | 7° | 51 mm |
| AltenholzSchleswig-Holstein | 20 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 52 mm |
| RendsburgSchleswig-Holstein | 21 km SSW | 17° | 7° | 51 mm |
| KronshagenSchleswig-Holstein | 21 km SE | 17° | 7° | 51 mm |
| KappelnSchleswig-Holstein | 22 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 59 mm |
| KielSchleswig-Holstein | 25 km SE | 17° | 7° | 52 mm |
| HeikendorfSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km ESE | 17° | 7° | 50 mm |