Sonthofen Weather in May
Sonthofen in May
The short of it: Sonthofen in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 156 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 156 mm · daylight 15 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sonthofen an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 156 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 156 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 6 min in mid-May, 92 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sonthofen runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Immenstadt im Allgäu, 7 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sonthofen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 59 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immenstadt im AllgäuBavaria | 7 km NW | 17° | 7° | 154 mm |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria | 23 km N | 18° | 7° | 125 mm |
| IsnyBaden-Wurttemberg | 27 km NW | 17° | 7° | 156 mm |
| LindenbergBavaria | 31 km WNW | 17° | 8° | 159 mm |
| FüssenBavaria | 32 km E | 18° | 7° | 148 mm |
| MarktoberdorfBavaria | 38 km NE | 18° | 7° | 126 mm |
| WangenBaden-Wurttemberg | 39 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 144 mm |
| LeutkirchBaden-Wurttemberg | 40 km NNW | 18° | 7° | 136 mm |