Sonneberg Weather in May
Sonneberg in May
The short of it: Sonneberg in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 64 mm · daylight 15 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Sonneberg an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 64 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 26 min in mid-May, 103 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Sonneberg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Neustadt bei Coburg, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sonneberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neustadt bei CoburgBavaria | 5 km SW | 19° | 8° | 60 mm |
| RödentalBavaria | 12 km SW | 19° | 8° | 62 mm |
| KronachBavaria | 17 km SE | 19° | 7° | 58 mm |
| CoburgBavaria | 19 km SW | 19° | 8° | 60 mm |
| LichtenfelsBavaria | 25 km SSW | 20° | 8° | 56 mm |
| Bad StaffelsteinBavaria | 31 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 56 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km WNW | 18° | 7° | 63 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 35 km SE | 20° | 7° | 54 mm |