Eschwege Weather in May
Eschwege in May
The short of it: Eschwege in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Eschwege an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 60 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 19°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 33 min in mid-May, 106 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Eschwege runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Witzenhausen, 22 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Eschwege, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WitzenhausenHesse | 22 km NW | 18° | 7° | 60 mm |
| Heilbad HeiligenstadtThuringia | 22 km NNE | 18° | 7° | 63 mm |
| Hessisch LichtenauHesse | 23 km W | 18° | 7° | 68 mm |
| MühlhausenThuringia | 28 km E | 19° | 7° | 60 mm |
| EisenachThuringia | 29 km SE | 19° | 8° | 60 mm |
| BebraHesse | 29 km SW | 19° | 8° | 62 mm |
| Leinefelde-WorbisThuringia | 30 km NE | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| MelsungenHesse | 35 km W | 19° | 8° | 64 mm |