Oberstdorf Weather in May
Oberstdorf in May
The short of it: Oberstdorf in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 160 mm · daylight 15 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Oberstdorf an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 160 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 160 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 5 min in mid-May, 92 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Oberstdorf runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Sonthofen, 12 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Oberstdorf, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 60 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonthofenBavaria | 12 km N | 18° | 7° | 156 mm |
| Immenstadt im AllgäuBavaria | 18 km NNW | 17° | 7° | 154 mm |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria | 36 km N | 18° | 7° | 125 mm |
| IsnyBaden-Wurttemberg | 37 km NNW | 17° | 7° | 156 mm |
| FüssenBavaria | 37 km ENE | 18° | 7° | 148 mm |
| LindenbergBavaria | 37 km NW | 17° | 8° | 159 mm |
| ImstTyrol | 39 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 103 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 40 km W | 19° | 9° | 146 mm |