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Frankfurt Weather in May

In May, Frankfurt averages a high of 20°C (68°F) and a low of 10°C (50°F), from 55 years of daily records (1971–2026).

20°C
Average high
68°F
10°C
Average low
50°F
35°C
Record high
95°F · May 28, 2005
-1°C
Record low
29°F · May 7, 1979

What May Is Like in Frankfurt

  • May in Frankfurt has become 1.6°C (3.0°F) warmer on average: the 2012–2026 average against 1970–1989.
  • The coldest May reading, -1°C (29°F) on May 7, 1979, has not been matched in 47 years.
  • The warmest May in the record was 2018; the coldest was 1991.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 32% of May days, and the month averages 61 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Frankfurt, every May since 1971
15°C20°C25°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 21.7°CMay 1972: 17.7°CMay 1973: 19.5°CMay 1974: 17.8°CMay 1975: 18.3°CMay 1976: 20.7°CMay 1977: 18.1°CMay 1978: 17.2°CMay 1979: 18.9°CMay 1980: 18.1°CMay 1981: 19.3°CMay 1982: 19.6°CMay 1983: 15.8°CMay 1984: 16.0°CMay 1986: 21.4°CMay 1987: 16.3°CMay 1988: 21.7°CMay 1989: 22.5°CMay 1990: 22.4°CMay 1991: 16.7°CMay 1992: 22.4°CMay 1993: 22.6°CMay 1994: 19.4°CMay 1995: 19.7°CMay 1996: 17.2°CMay 1997: 20.2°CMay 1998: 21.5°CMay 1999: 21.5°CMay 2000: 22.4°CMay 2001: 22.6°CMay 2002: 20.0°CMay 2003: 21.6°CMay 2004: 18.9°CMay 2005: 21.3°CMay 2006: 20.4°CMay 2007: 22.3°CMay 2008: 23.7°CMay 2009: 21.4°CMay 2010: 16.6°CMay 2011: 23.1°CMay 2012: 22.2°CMay 2013: 17.5°CMay 2014: 19.6°CMay 2015: 20.4°CMay 2016: 20.8°CMay 2017: 21.7°CMay 2018: 24.3°CMay 2019: 18.1°CMay 2020: 20.0°CMay 2021: 16.8°CMay 2022: 23.3°CMay 2023: 21.4°CMay 2024: 21.6°CMay 2025: 21.6°CMay 2026: 22.5°C
Warmest: 2018 (24.3°C)Latest: 2026 (22.5°C)10-year averageLong-run average (20.2°C)

Look Up a Day in May

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

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Frankfurt/Main-Westend (1985–2026); Frankfurt/Main (Stadt) (1971–1984). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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