Ilmenau Weather in May
Ilmenau in May
The short of it: Ilmenau in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Ilmenau brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 7°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 17°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 29 min in mid-May, 104 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ilmenau runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Arnstadt, 18 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ilmenau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArnstadtThuringia | 18 km N | 19° | 8° | 57 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 18 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 70 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 18 km W | 17° | 7° | 74 mm |
| Steinbach-HallenbergThuringia | 25 km W | 18° | 7° | 68 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 30 km E | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 63 mm |
| SaalfeldThuringia | 32 km E | 19° | 8° | 66 mm |
| GothaThuringia | 33 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 58 mm |