Saalfeld Weather in May
Saalfeld in May
The short of it: Saalfeld in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 28 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Saalfeld an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 66 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 28 min in mid-May, 104 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Saalfeld runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Rudolstadt, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Saalfeld, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RudolstadtThuringia | 8 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| PößneckThuringia | 17 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 63 mm |
| IlmenauThuringia | 32 km W | 17° | 7° | 72 mm |
| LobedaThuringia | 32 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 64 mm |
| SonnebergThuringia | 35 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 64 mm |
| JenaThuringia | 35 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 61 mm |
| WenigenjenaThuringia | 36 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 61 mm |
| ArnstadtThuringia | 36 km NW | 19° | 8° | 57 mm |