Thun Weather in May
Thun in May
The short of it: Thun in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 1 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 109 mm · daylight 15 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Thun an average May high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 109 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 1 min in mid-May, 89 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Thun runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Steffisburg, 3 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Thun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 37 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h