🇦🇹 Weather in Vienna in May
This is what the weather in Vienna (Austria) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
19.5 °C
16.2 °C – 22.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
8.7 °C
6.7 °C – 11.5 °C
Avg. rain days in period
15.5
50 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
85.1 mm
46.1 mm – 136 mm
Avg. cloud cover
63 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 31.1 °C (27 May 2026) · Lowest temperature 0.1 °C (8 May 2021) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 43Sunny
- 89Partly cloudy
- 23Cloudy
- 103Light rain
- 52Rain
Summary
- On average 19.5 °C during the day and 8.7 °C at night.
- On average 15.5 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 85.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2022 (avg. 22.3 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 16.2 °C).
- Wettest year: 2019 (136 mm), driest: 2026 (46.1 mm).
- Extremes: 31.1 °C on 27 May 2026 and 0.1 °C on 8 May 2021.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max22.0°Avg. min9.4°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 46.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 49 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 31.1 °C · Min 1.8 °C
2025
Avg. max18.6°Avg. min7.5°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 61.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 28.0 °C · Min 2.2 °C
2024
Avg. max20.7°Avg. min10.1°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 85.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.4 °C · Min 6.1 °C
2023
Avg. max18.3°Avg. min8.1°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 95.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.4 °C · Min 3.5 °C
2022
Avg. max22.3°Avg. min10.3°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 62.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 29.7 °C · Min 5.9 °C
2021
Avg. max16.5°Avg. min6.7°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 94.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 25.4 °C · Min 0.1 °C
2020
Avg. max18.3°Avg. min7.1°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 115 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 25.6 °C · Min 2.1 °C
2019
Avg. max16.2°Avg. min6.9°- Rain days
- 19 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 136 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 23.6 °C · Min 1.0 °C
2018
Avg. max21.7°Avg. min11.5°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 95.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 57 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 26.9 °C · Min 7.4 °C
2017
Avg. max20.5°Avg. min9.0°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 60.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 30.9 °C · Min 0.3 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Vienna in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 19.5 °C, night-time lows 8.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 31.1 °C (27 May 2026), the lowest 0.1 °C (8 May 2021).
- How often does it rain in Vienna in May?
- On average there were 15.5 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 85.1 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)