Hannover Weather in May
Hannover in May
The short of it: Hannover in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 42 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 20° · low 9° · rain 54 mm · daylight 15 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Hannover brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 20°, with nights near 9°. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 42 min in mid-May, 112 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Hannover runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Linden, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Hannover, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LindenLower Saxony | 2 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 54 mm |
| SüdstadtLower Saxony | 2 km SE | 20° | 8° | 54 mm |
| BothfeldLower Saxony | 7 km NE | 20° | 8° | 53 mm |
| LaatzenLower Saxony | 8 km SE | 20° | 8° | 55 mm |
| RonnenbergLower Saxony | 8 km SW | 19° | 8° | 54 mm |
| LangenhagenLower Saxony | 8 km N | 20° | 8° | 53 mm |
| MisburgLower Saxony | 8 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 54 mm |
| Misburg-NordLower Saxony | 9 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 54 mm |