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Innsbruck in May
In May, Innsbruck averages a daytime high of 12 °C and a night-time low of 3 °C, with about 112 mm of rain over the month. Innsbruck has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 12 °C
- Average low
- 3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 112 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 15 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 153
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Innsbruck
May is the 5th warmest month in Innsbruck by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 0 °C to 18 °C and the lows from -7 °C to 9 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 4 °C warmer than May.
May brings 112 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 92 mm (1106 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 15 h 10 min, against 8 h 30 min at the shortest and 16 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 °C | -7 °C | 65 mm | |
| February | 0 °C | -7 °C | 56 mm | |
| March | 4 °C | -4 °C | 76 mm | |
| April | 8 °C | -1 °C | 72 mm | |
| May | 12 °C | 3 °C | 112 mm | |
| June | 16 °C | 7 °C | 134 mm | |
| July | 18 °C | 9 °C | 140 mm | |
| August | 18 °C | 9 °C | 138 mm | |
| September | 13 °C | 5 °C | 94 mm | |
| October | 9 °C | 2 °C | 80 mm | |
| November | 4 °C | -3 °C | 69 mm | |
| December | 0 °C | -6 °C | 69 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Innsbruck?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 12 °C is below 18 °C and about 112 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Innsbruck meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Austria in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Innsbruck that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Innsbruck
This guide lists 153 places to stay in Innsbruck: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 152 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 26; 1–3 km, 16; 3–10 km, 37; 10 km or more, 74.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.