Holzminden Weather in May
Holzminden in May
The short of it: Holzminden in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 38 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 8° · rain 68 mm · daylight 15 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Holzminden an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 38 min in mid-May, 109 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, Holzminden runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Höxter, 7 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Holzminden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HöxterNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 7 km SW | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| EinbeckLower Saxony | 29 km E | 19° | 8° | 61 mm |
| HamelnLower Saxony | 31 km N | 19° | 9° | 57 mm |
| NortheimLower Saxony | 40 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 59 mm |
| DetmoldNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 41 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 66 mm |
| WarburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 43 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 58 mm |
| SpringeLower Saxony | 43 km N | 18° | 8° | 60 mm |
| LemgoNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 44 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |