🇨🇭 Weather in Davos in May
This is what the weather in Davos (Grisons, Switzerland) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
11.0 °C
7.0 °C – 13.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
1.0 °C
-2.0 °C – 3.0 °C
Avg. rain days in period
22.0
71 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
154 mm
93.0 mm – 229 mm
Avg. cloud cover
74 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 21.1 °C (25 May 2026) · Lowest temperature -9.2 °C (7 May 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 10 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 17Sunny
- 57Partly cloudy
- 16Cloudy
- 110Light rain
- 110Rain
Summary
- On average 11.0 °C during the day and 1.0 °C at night.
- On average 22.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 154 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Rain.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 13.1 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 7.0 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (229 mm), driest: 2026 (93.0 mm).
- Extremes: 21.1 °C on 25 May 2026 and -9.2 °C on 7 May 2019.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max12.5°Avg. min1.7°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 93.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 21.1 °C · Min -5.7 °C
2025
Avg. max10.4°Avg. min0.9°- Rain days
- 22 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 169 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 19.6 °C · Min -3.2 °C
2024
Avg. max11.0°Avg. min1.7°- Rain days
- 24 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 197 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 85 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 16.1 °C · Min -2.3 °C
2023
Avg. max11.1°Avg. min1.2°- Rain days
- 25 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 229 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 80 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 16.0 °C · Min -3.0 °C
2022
Avg. max13.0°Avg. min3.0°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 126 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 20.7 °C · Min -2.4 °C
2021
Avg. max7.9°Avg. min-1.7°- Rain days
- 22 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 174 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 76 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 16.3 °C · Min -5.8 °C
2020
Avg. max11.7°Avg. min0.7°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 109 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 16.6 °C · Min -4.2 °C
2019
Avg. max7.0°Avg. min-2.0°- Rain days
- 21 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 199 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.9 °C · Min -9.2 °C
2018
Avg. max13.1°Avg. min3.0°- Rain days
- 27 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 122 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 82 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 18.5 °C · Min -1.5 °C
2017
Avg. max12.0°Avg. min1.3°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 124 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 20.2 °C · Min -5.0 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Davos in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 11.0 °C, night-time lows 1.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 21.1 °C (25 May 2026), the lowest -9.2 °C (7 May 2019).
- How often does it rain in Davos in May?
- On average there were 22.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 154 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)