Weather in Zurich in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Zurich in May
The expected average maximum temperature in May is +20°C with a maximum of +28°C and a minimum of +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +25°C.
Is Zurich warm or cold in May?
Zurich 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 Zurich:
Climate in Zurich in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +19°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -1°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +32°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 104 mm | 150 mm | 152 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 71% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than 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 104 mm to 150 mm. Humidity rises from 69% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in April to 5 in May.
Next month (June) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Zurich is gradually increasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Zurich?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Zurich in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+17°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 791 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1861 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Zurich, 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.