Ellwangen Weather in May
Ellwangen in May
The short of it: Ellwangen in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Ellwangen an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 72 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 16 min in mid-May, 97 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Ellwangen runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Aalen, 14 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ellwangen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AalenBaden-Wurttemberg | 14 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 76 mm |
| CrailsheimBaden-Wurttemberg | 20 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 73 mm |
| NördlingenBavaria | 29 km ESE | 20° | 8° | 75 mm |
| Schwäbisch GmündBaden-Wurttemberg | 30 km SW | 20° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Heidenheim an der BrenzBaden-Wurttemberg | 32 km S | 18° | 8° | 86 mm |
| Schwäbisch HallBaden-Wurttemberg | 33 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 86 mm |
| Giengen an der BrenzBaden-Wurttemberg | 39 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 85 mm |
| EislingenBaden-Wurttemberg | 43 km SW | 19° | 8° | 82 mm |