Potsdam Weather in May
Potsdam in May
The short of it: Potsdam in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 51 mm · daylight 15 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Potsdam an average May high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 51 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 9°. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 43 min in mid-May, 112 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Potsdam runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Zehlendorf, 13 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Potsdam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZehlendorfState of Berlin | 13 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 50 mm |
| WilhelmstadtState of Berlin | 16 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 50 mm |
| StaakenState of Berlin | 16 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 50 mm |
| LichterfeldeState of Berlin | 17 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 52 mm |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg | 18 km N | 20° | 9° | 50 mm |
| Falkenhagener FeldState of Berlin | 18 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 50 mm |
| SteglitzState of Berlin | 19 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 52 mm |
| SpandauState of Berlin | 19 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 50 mm |