May 2020 Weather History at Zurich Airport Switzerland

This report shows the past weather for Zurich Airport, providing a weather history for May 2020. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Zurich Airport temperature history for May 2020. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Zurich Airport Temperature History May 2020

Temperature history in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAprJun
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Hourly Temperature in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJuncoldcoolwarmcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Cloud Cover in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Observed Weather in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Observed Weather in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Fri, May 1 Rain, Recent Drizzle and Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, REDZRA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, May 2 Recent Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRETS, -TSRA, RESHRA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, May 3 Showers of Light Rain, Fog in the Vicinity, Partial Fog, Patches of Fog, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCFG, PRFG, BCFG, VCSH
Mon, May 4 Shallow Fog, Showers in the VicinityMIFG, VCSH
Tue, May 5 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, MistRA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, BR
Wed, May 6 Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Fog in the Vicinity, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-DZRA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, VCFG, BR, VCSH
Sat, May 9 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityTS, VCTS, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, May 10 Light Rain-RA
Mon, May 11 Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light RainVCTS, RA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA
Tue, May 12 Recent Rain and Snow, Recent Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Light DrizzleRERASN, REDZRA, -RA, -DZ
Wed, May 13 Rain, Recent Rain, Light RainRA, RERA, -RA
Thu, May 14 Recent Drizzle and Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityREDZRA, RERA, -RA, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, May 15 Drizzle, Light Drizzle, MistDZ, -DZ, BR
Sat, May 16 Fog in the Vicinity, Mist, Patches of Fog, Shallow FogVCFG, BR, BCFG, MIFG
Sun, May 17 Shallow FogMIFG
Fri, May 22 Shallow FogMIFG
Sat, May 23 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, May 24 Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Light RainRESHRA, -SHRA
Thu, May 28 Showers of Heavy Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity+SHRA, RESHRA, -SHRA, VCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

The solar day over the course of May 2020. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May 2020 at Zurich AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun00101020203030404050506060001010202030304040505060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2020. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunMay 712:46 PMMay 712:46 PMMay 227:39 PMMay 227:39 PMJun 59:13 PMJun 59:13 PM7:31 PM7:31 PM6:17 AM6:17 AM5:44 AM5:44 AM8:51 PM8:51 PM9:05 PM9:05 PM5:59 AM5:59 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2020IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
60%-3:31 AMWNW12:50 PMENE8:32 PMS231,531 mi
2
72%-4:04 AMWNW2:07 PMENE9:25 PMS228,559 mi
3
82%-4:33 AMWNW3:26 PMENE10:16 PMS226,053 mi
4
90%-4:59 AMW4:47 PME11:08 PMS224,287 mi
5
94%-5:24 AMW6:08 PME--
6
97%-5:49 AMW7:31 PMESE12:01 AMS223,503 mi
7
100%-6:17 AMWSW8:54 PMESE12:55 AMS223,853 mi
8
100%-6:48 AMWSW10:15 PMESE1:51 AMS225,363 mi
9
96%-7:25 AMWSW11:30 PMSE2:50 AMS227,917 mi
10
91%-8:11 AMSW-3:51 AMS231,272 mi
11
83%12:37 AMSE9:04 AMSW-4:51 AMS235,101 mi
12
74%1:32 AMSE10:05 AMSW-5:48 AMS239,051 mi
13
64%2:16 AMESE11:10 AMWSW-6:43 AMS242,797 mi
14
50%2:50 AMESE12:16 PMWSW-7:33 AMS246,077 mi
15
43%3:18 AMESE1:22 PMWSW-8:20 AMS248,708 mi
16
34%3:42 AMESE2:26 PMWSW-9:03 AMS250,585 mi
17
25%4:02 AME3:30 PMW-9:45 AMS251,678 mi
18
17%4:21 AME4:32 PMW-10:25 AMS252,015 mi
19
10%4:40 AME5:36 PMW-11:05 AMS251,672 mi
20
5%4:59 AME6:40 PMWNW-11:46 AMS250,752 mi
21
2%5:20 AMENE7:45 PMWNW-12:29 PMS249,373 mi
22
0%5:44 AMENE8:51 PMWNW-1:14 PMS247,650 mi
23
1%6:13 AMENE9:58 PMWNW-2:01 PMS245,687 mi
24
3%6:48 AMNE11:01 PMNW-2:52 PMS243,564 mi
25
8%7:32 AMNE--3:45 PMS241,340 mi
26
15%-12:00 AMNW8:26 AMNE4:40 PMS239,052 mi
27
24%-12:50 AMNW9:29 AMNE5:34 PMS236,731 mi
28
34%-1:33 AMWNW10:39 AMENE6:28 PMS234,417 mi
29
45%-2:08 AMWNW11:54 AMENE7:20 PMS232,173 mi
30
50%-2:37 AMWNW1:10 PMENE8:11 PMS230,099 mi
31
69%-3:03 AMWNW2:28 PME9:00 PMS228,337 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Wind Speed in May 2020 at Zurich Airport1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mph30 mph30 mph35 mph35 mphAprJun
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Hourly Wind Speed in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2020 at Zurich Airport

Hourly Wind Direction in 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in May 2020 at Zurich Airport

Atmospheric Pressure in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHgAprJun
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

Number of Reports by Day in May 2020 at Zurich Airport Spring 2020

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The number of reports per day.

Reports by Hour in May 2020 at Zurich Airport Spring 2020

Reports by Hour in May 2020 at Zurich Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun
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Indication of what types of reports were recorded during each hour.

This report graphically illustrates the historical weather reports recorded by the weather station at Zurich Airport in May 2020.

METAR Reports

Airport weather stations throughout the world routinely issue METAR weather reports . Such reports are used by pilots, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, climatologists, and other researchers. They are published via radio transmission and on the internet. We have been collecting and archiving published METAR reports since 2011, and have found third-party sources for archived reports from years prior to that.

ISD Reports

The Integrated Surface Database (ISD), maintained and published by NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information , consists of hourly and synoptic weather reports from a variety of sources. We use ISD data to complement and backfill for our METAR archive.

Other Data

The sources for the averages shown in the daily temperature chart are discussed in greater detail on this station's Averages Report.

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

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