Lünen Weather in May
Lünen in May
The short of it: Lünen in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Lünen an average May high of 20°, a low of 8° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 36 min in mid-May, 108 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Lünen runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Dortmund, 12 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lünen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 64 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km SE | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| HammNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 61 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 62 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 23 km W | 20° | 9° | 60 mm |
| MendenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 26 km SE | 19° | 8° | 68 mm |