Biel/Bienne climate

Biel/Bienne Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Biel/Bienne, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 14°C on May 1 to 18°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 121 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Biel/Bienne, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
16°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
121 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 25, 2009
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 15, 1995
Daylight
14 h 27 min to 15 h 38 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 114°C5°C22°C 20051°C 201654%
May 214°C6°C21°C 20052°C 200256%
May 314°C6°C20°C 19990°C 199157%
May 414°C6°C21°C 2003-1°C 201958%
May 515°C6°C23°C 2003-1°C 201959%
May 615°C6°C22°C 2003-2°C 201959%
May 715°C6°C23°C 20030°C 201959%
May 815°C6°C21°C 20110°C 199758%
May 915°C6°C22°C 20001°C 199157%
May 1015°C6°C23°C 19981°C 201756%
May 1115°C7°C24°C 20120°C 200557%
May 1215°C7°C23°C 19981°C 202056%
May 1315°C7°C24°C 19981°C 201956%
May 1416°C7°C24°C 19920°C 199556%
May 1516°C7°C23°C 1992-2°C 199557%
May 1616°C7°C23°C 20000°C 201956%
May 1716°C7°C24°C 2002-1°C 201254%
May 1816°C7°C21°C 20040°C 199154%
May 1916°C7°C21°C 2004-1°C 199153%
May 2016°C7°C23°C 20091°C 199552%
May 2116°C8°C23°C 20142°C 199552%
May 2217°C8°C22°C 20071°C 201551%
May 2317°C8°C24°C 20090°C 201351%
May 2417°C8°C26°C 20090°C 201352%
May 2517°C8°C27°C 20091°C 199152%
May 2617°C8°C24°C 20052°C 201351%
May 2717°C8°C25°C 20053°C 201353%
May 2818°C9°C26°C 20174°C 199153%
May 2918°C9°C25°C 20053°C 199754%
May 3018°C9°C25°C 20113°C 201355%
May 3118°C9°C22°C 19992°C 200657%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Biel/Bienne, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 9:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.