Cuxhaven climate

Cuxhaven Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 13°C on May 1 to 17°C on May 31, and lows from 7°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 56 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cuxhaven, in °C, with the record for each date.0510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
15°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Reanalysis high
25°CMay 30, 2018
Reanalysis low
3°CMay 8, 1996
Daylight
15 h 07 min to 16 h 43 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
19.1 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 113°C7°C19°C 19933°C 201338%
May 213°C7°C17°C 20005°C 201838%
May 313°C7°C19°C 20014°C 201138%
May 413°C8°C17°C 20064°C 199138%
May 513°C8°C18°C 20153°C 201038%
May 613°C8°C18°C 20184°C 199636%
May 714°C8°C19°C 20163°C 199634%
May 814°C8°C20°C 20183°C 199634%
May 914°C8°C21°C 20184°C 201735%
May 1014°C8°C19°C 20085°C 201036%
May 1114°C8°C22°C 19984°C 201036%
May 1214°C8°C20°C 19935°C 199536%
May 1314°C9°C20°C 20186°C 200536%
May 1414°C9°C22°C 20005°C 202036%
May 1515°C9°C24°C 19925°C 199636%
May 1615°C9°C23°C 20005°C 199636%
May 1715°C9°C21°C 20175°C 200535%
May 1815°C9°C22°C 19976°C 200536%
May 1915°C9°C21°C 19936°C 199536%
May 2015°C10°C22°C 20147°C 199537%
May 2115°C10°C21°C 19926°C 199538%
May 2215°C10°C22°C 19925°C 199538%
May 2315°C10°C20°C 19927°C 201338%
May 2416°C10°C20°C 20186°C 201338%
May 2516°C10°C21°C 20187°C 199737%
May 2616°C10°C21°C 20057°C 201037%
May 2716°C11°C22°C 20178°C 199638%
May 2816°C11°C23°C 20057°C 199638%
May 2916°C11°C24°C 20187°C 199438%
May 3016°C11°C25°C 20188°C 199137%
May 3117°C11°C24°C 20188°C 200037%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cuxhaven, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:02 AM, sunset 9:45 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.