Riegelsberg Weather in May
Riegelsberg in May
The short of it: Riegelsberg in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Riegelsberg an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 72 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 99 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Riegelsberg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Püttlingen, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Riegelsberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PüttlingenSaarland | 4 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 71 mm |
| HeusweilerSaarland | 4 km N | 19° | 8° | 72 mm |
| VölklingenSaarland | 8 km SW | 20° | 8° | 71 mm |
| SchwalbachSaarland | 8 km W | 20° | 8° | 72 mm |
| QuierschiedSaarland | 9 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 72 mm |
| SulzbachSaarland | 9 km E | 19° | 8° | 72 mm |
| SaarbrückenSaarland | 9 km SE | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |
| EppelbornSaarland | 11 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 73 mm |