Ratingen Weather in May
Ratingen in May
The short of it: Ratingen in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Ratingen an average May high of 19°, a low of 10° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 33 min in mid-May, 107 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Ratingen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Düsseldorf, 10 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ratingen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |
| VelbertNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 69 mm |
| RheinhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km NW | 21° | 10° | 63 mm |
| MülheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km N | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |
| HildenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 15 km SSE | 20° | 10° | 65 mm |
| NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km SW | 20° | 10° | 63 mm |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km NNW | 21° | 10° | 62 mm |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km N | 21° | 10° | 62 mm |