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Berlin Weather in May

In May, Berlin averages a high of 19°C (67°F) and a low of 9°C (48°F), from 56 years of daily records (1971–2026).

19°C
Average high
67°F
9°C
Average low
48°F
33°C
Record high
91°F · May 28, 2005
-2°C
Record low
29°F · May 11, 1978

What May Is Like in Berlin

  • The coldest May reading, -2°C (29°F) on May 11, 1978, has not been matched in 48 years.
  • May in Berlin has become 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer on average: the 2012–2026 average against 1970–1989.
  • The warmest May in the record was 2018; the coldest was 1991.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 27% of May days, and the month averages 50 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Berlin, every May since 1971
14°C20°C25°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 20.8°CMay 1972: 16.5°CMay 1973: 18.5°CMay 1974: 16.7°CMay 1975: 18.4°CMay 1976: 18.8°CMay 1977: 17.7°CMay 1978: 18.2°CMay 1979: 19.4°CMay 1980: 16.5°CMay 1981: 20.1°CMay 1982: 19.1°CMay 1983: 17.7°CMay 1984: 17.7°CMay 1985: 20.3°CMay 1986: 20.6°CMay 1987: 15.4°CMay 1988: 21.2°CMay 1989: 20.7°CMay 1990: 20.6°CMay 1991: 14.6°CMay 1992: 20.3°CMay 1993: 21.9°CMay 1994: 18.1°CMay 1995: 18.1°CMay 1996: 16.3°CMay 1997: 18.7°CMay 1998: 20.8°CMay 1999: 19.8°CMay 2000: 22.2°CMay 2001: 19.9°CMay 2002: 20.3°CMay 2003: 20.6°CMay 2004: 17.5°CMay 2005: 19.0°CMay 2006: 19.3°CMay 2007: 21.2°CMay 2008: 21.4°CMay 2009: 20.2°CMay 2010: 15.2°CMay 2011: 21.3°CMay 2012: 21.2°CMay 2013: 19.1°CMay 2014: 18.7°CMay 2015: 18.9°CMay 2016: 21.5°CMay 2017: 20.8°CMay 2018: 23.9°CMay 2019: 18.1°CMay 2020: 18.2°CMay 2021: 17.2°CMay 2022: 21.2°CMay 2023: 19.9°CMay 2024: 23.2°CMay 2025: 19.3°CMay 2026: 20.8°C
Warmest: 2018 (23.9°C)Latest: 2026 (20.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (19.3°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Berlin on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Berlin-Tempelhof (1971–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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