Weather in Frankfurt in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Frankfurt in May
The expected average maximum temperature in May is +21°C with a maximum of +28°C and a minimum of +4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +26°C.
Is Frankfurt warm or cold in May?
Frankfurt is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +6°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Frankfurt:
Climate in Frankfurt in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +20°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | 0°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +33°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 63 mm | 69 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 67% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +20°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 63 mm to 69 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 67%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 7 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Frankfurt is gradually increasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Frankfurt?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Frankfurt in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+13°C) and the highest in 2022 (+18°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 429 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2306 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Frankfurt, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.