Cham Weather in May
Cham in May
The short of it: Cham in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 118 mm · daylight 15 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Cham an average May high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 118 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 3 min in mid-May, 91 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Cham runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Zug, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Cham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZugZug | 4 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 120 mm |
| BaarZug | 5 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 120 mm |
| HorgenZurich | 13 km NE | 19° | 10° | 113 mm |
| Zürich (Kreis 2)Zurich | 18 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 111 mm |
| EmmenLucerne | 18 km SW | 20° | 9° | 126 mm |
| LuzernLucerne | 19 km SW | 21° | 9° | 124 mm |
| Zürich (Kreis 3)Zurich | 20 km N | 20° | 9° | 111 mm |
| ZürichZurich | 22 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 111 mm |