🇩🇪 Weather in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in May
This is what the weather in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria, Germany) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
14.9 °C
11.1 °C – 17.2 °C
Avg. night-time low
4.8 °C
2.1 °C – 7.0 °C
Avg. rain days in period
21.2
68 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
155 mm
96.9 mm – 230 mm
Avg. cloud cover
73 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 27.8 °C (20 May 2024) · Lowest temperature -4.8 °C (6 May 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 9 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 30Sunny
- 47Partly cloudy
- 21Cloudy
- 100Light rain
- 112Rain
Summary
- On average 14.9 °C during the day and 4.8 °C at night.
- On average 21.2 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 155 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Rain.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 17.2 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 11.1 °C).
- Wettest year: 2019 (230 mm), driest: 2020 (96.9 mm).
- Extremes: 27.8 °C on 20 May 2024 and -4.8 °C on 6 May 2019.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max17.2°Avg. min5.8°- Rain days
- 19 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 99.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.8 °C · Min -2.0 °C
2025
Avg. max13.9°Avg. min4.6°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 138 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.1 °C · Min 0.3 °C
2024
Avg. max15.7°Avg. min5.9°- Rain days
- 22 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 200 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 80 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 27.8 °C · Min 2.6 °C
2023
Avg. max14.8°Avg. min5.2°- Rain days
- 19 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 181 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 77 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 21.4 °C · Min 0.7 °C
2022
Avg. max17.1°Avg. min6.9°- Rain days
- 25 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 143 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 71 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 27.0 °C · Min 1.4 °C
2021
Avg. max12.1°Avg. min2.1°- Rain days
- 22 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 183 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 81 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 22.8 °C · Min -1.8 °C
2020
Avg. max14.3°Avg. min3.7°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 96.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 71 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 21.4 °C · Min -2.2 °C
2019
Avg. max11.1°Avg. min2.1°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 230 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 83 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.6 °C · Min -4.8 °C
2018
Avg. max17.2°Avg. min7.0°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 123 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 73 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 23.3 °C · Min 4.8 °C
2017
Avg. max15.9°Avg. min5.0°- Rain days
- 21 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 156 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.2 °C · Min -2.6 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 14.9 °C, night-time lows 4.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 27.8 °C (20 May 2024), the lowest -4.8 °C (6 May 2019).
- How often does it rain in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in May?
- On average there were 21.2 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 155 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
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