Herdecke Weather in May
Herdecke in May
The short of it: Herdecke in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 34 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 8° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Herdecke an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 66 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 34 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, Herdecke runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hagen, 5 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Herdecke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 5 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 68 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km NW | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km N | 20° | 9° | 64 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km W | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 64 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km E | 18° | 8° | 68 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km NW | 20° | 9° | 62 mm |