Erkrath Weather in May
Erkrath in May
The short of it: Erkrath in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Erkrath brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 33 min in mid-May, 107 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Erkrath runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hilden, 6 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Erkrath, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HildenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km SSE | 20° | 10° | 65 mm |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km W | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNW | 19° | 10° | 65 mm |
| LangenfeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km SSE | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |
| SolingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 74 mm |
| DormagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 62 mm |
| VelbertNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km NE | 19° | 9° | 69 mm |
| NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km W | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |