Herford Weather in May
Herford in May
The short of it: Herford in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Herford an average May high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 63 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 19°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 40 min in mid-May, 111 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Herford runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bad Salzuflen, 6 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Herford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad SalzuflenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| LöhneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 8 km N | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| BündeNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 13 km SW | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| Bad OeynhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km NE | 19° | 9° | 59 mm |
| LageNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 63 mm |
| LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| Porta WestfalicaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km NE | 19° | 9° | 57 mm |