Erkelenz Weather in May
Erkelenz in May
The short of it: Erkelenz in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 59 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Erkelenz brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 59 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 32 min in mid-May, 106 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; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Erkelenz runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Mönchengladbach, 15 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Erkelenz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km NE | 20° | 9° | 62 mm |
| GrevenbroichNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km E | 20° | 9° | 62 mm |
| ViersenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| BergheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 59 mm |
| NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 29 km ENE | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |
| HeerlenLimburg | 32 km SW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| DürenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 61 mm |