Canton of Lucerne · Switzerland
Lucerne in May
In May, Lucerne averages a daytime high of 19 °C and a night-time low of 9 °C, with about 124 mm of rain over the month. Lucerne has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 19 °C
- Average low
- 9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 124 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 15 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 103
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Lucerne
May is tied for the 4th warmest month in Lucerne by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 4 °C to 24 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 14 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 4 °C warmer than May.
May brings 124 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 94 mm (1128 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 15 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 °C | -2 °C | 62 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -1 °C | 61 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 2 °C | 62 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 5 °C | 80 mm | |
| May | 19 °C | 9 °C | 124 mm | |
| June | 22 °C | 13 °C | 133 mm | |
| July | 24 °C | 14 °C | 137 mm | |
| August | 24 °C | 14 °C | 146 mm | |
| September | 19 °C | 10 °C | 97 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 7 °C | 76 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 3 °C | 75 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -1 °C | 75 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 Lucerne?
Not by the measure used here: about 124 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Lucerne meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Switzerland in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Lucerne that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Lucerne
This guide lists 103 places to stay in Lucerne, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 30; 1–3 km, 13; 3–10 km, 31; 10 km or more, 29.
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.