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Hamburg Weather in May

In May, Hamburg averages a high of 18°C (64°F) and a low of 8°C (47°F), from 56 years of daily records (1971–2026).

18°C
Average high
64°F
8°C
Average low
47°F
34°C
Record high
92°F · May 28, 2005
-3°C
Record low
27°F · May 3, 2011

What May Is Like in Hamburg

  • May is the least predictable month in Hamburg: daytime highs vary more from day to day and year to year than in any other month.
  • The warmest May in the record was 2018; the coldest was 2010.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 32% of May days, and the month averages 57 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Hamburg, every May since 1971
13°C19°C24°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 19.8°CMay 1972: 17.1°CMay 1973: 17.6°CMay 1974: 16.0°CMay 1975: 16.4°CMay 1976: 18.2°CMay 1977: 17.9°CMay 1978: 18.2°CMay 1979: 17.7°CMay 1980: 16.6°CMay 1981: 19.8°CMay 1982: 17.2°CMay 1983: 15.8°CMay 1984: 16.4°CMay 1985: 18.4°CMay 1986: 19.2°CMay 1987: 14.2°CMay 1988: 20.1°CMay 1989: 19.4°CMay 1990: 19.7°CMay 1991: 14.4°CMay 1992: 20.1°CMay 1993: 19.9°CMay 1994: 17.9°CMay 1995: 17.1°CMay 1996: 14.9°CMay 1997: 17.2°CMay 1998: 19.4°CMay 1999: 18.6°CMay 2000: 20.5°CMay 2001: 18.7°CMay 2002: 18.3°CMay 2003: 17.9°CMay 2004: 16.6°CMay 2005: 17.5°CMay 2006: 18.2°CMay 2007: 18.7°CMay 2008: 20.7°CMay 2009: 18.4°CMay 2010: 13.9°CMay 2011: 18.7°CMay 2012: 18.8°CMay 2013: 16.9°CMay 2014: 17.3°CMay 2015: 16.3°CMay 2016: 19.3°CMay 2017: 19.0°CMay 2018: 23.1°CMay 2019: 15.9°CMay 2020: 17.1°CMay 2021: 14.8°CMay 2022: 18.9°CMay 2023: 18.2°CMay 2024: 21.6°CMay 2025: 18.9°CMay 2026: 18.9°C
Warmest: 2018 (23.1°C)Latest: 2026 (18.9°C)10-year averageLong-run average (18.0°C)

Look Up a Day in May

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

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Hamburg-Sankt Pauli (1971–2000); Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel (1996–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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