Scharnhorst Weather in May
Scharnhorst in May
The short of it: Scharnhorst in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Scharnhorst an average May high of 20°, a low of 8° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 36 min in mid-May, 108 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Scharnhorst runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Dortmund, 6 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Scharnhorst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 6 km SW | 20° | 9° | 64 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 7 km N | 20° | 8° | 60 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km E | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km W | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km SW | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 21 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 68 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km W | 20° | 9° | 62 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 68 mm |