Pegnitz Weather in May
Pegnitz in May
The short of it: Pegnitz in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
May in Pegnitz brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 18°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Pegnitz runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Bayreuth, 22 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Pegnitz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BayreuthBavaria | 22 km N | 20° | 7° | 55 mm |
| HersbruckBavaria | 28 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 77 mm |
| Sulzbach-RosenbergBavaria | 32 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 70 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 32 km SW | 20° | 8° | 71 mm |
| ForchheimBavaria | 35 km W | 20° | 8° | 58 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 37 km SW | 20° | 8° | 69 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 39 km N | 20° | 7° | 54 mm |
| HirschaidBavaria | 40 km W | 20° | 8° | 56 mm |