Weather in Leipzig in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Leipzig in May
The temperature in May is +20°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 26% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +25°C.
Is Leipzig warm or cold in May?
Leipzig is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +14°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +5°C to +9°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 Leipzig:
Climate in Leipzig in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +19°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | 0°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +32°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 43 mm | 64 mm | 66 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 68% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +14°C to +19°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 43 mm to 64 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 3 m/s. 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 Leipzig is gradually decreasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Leipzig?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Leipzig in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+11°C) and the highest in 2019 (+16°C). The driest year was 2018 with only 357 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1744 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Leipzig, 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.