Schengen Weather in May
Schengen in May
The short of it: Schengen in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 19 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 20° · low 9° · rain 64 mm · daylight 15 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Schengen brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 19 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Schengen runs about middling and drier than most in May. Yutz, 18 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Schengen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YutzGrand Est | 18 km SW | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| ThionvilleGrand Est | 19 km SW | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| DudelangeEsch-sur-Alzette | 20 km W | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| MerzigSaarland | 20 km E | 19° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Bonnevoie-SudLuxembourg | 21 km NW | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 23 km NW | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| BelairLuxembourg | 24 km NW | 19° | 9° | 65 mm |
| BeckingenSaarland | 26 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 70 mm |