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May Weather in Nordenham Germany

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 60°F to 65°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 42°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 56°F.

For reference, on August 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Nordenham typically range from 56°F to 72°F, while on February 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 30°F to 39°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Nordenham

Average High and Low Temperature in May in NordenhamMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FAprJunMay 160°FMay 160°F42°F42°FMay 3165°FMay 3165°F49°F49°FMay 1162°FMay 1162°F45°F45°FMay 2164°FMay 2164°F47°F47°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Nordenham

Average Hourly Temperature in May in NordenhamMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablevery 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 average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of May in Nordenham experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 51% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is May 15, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time.

For reference, on December 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 73%, while on July 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 55%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Nordenham

Cloud Cover Categories in May in NordenhamMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 149%May 149%May 3149%May 3149%May 1149%May 1149%May 2149%May 2149%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Nordenham, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is increasing, starting the month at 22% and ending it at 28%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on July 3, and its lowest chance is 21% on April 23.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Nordenham

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Nordenham is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.3 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches or falls below 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Nordenham

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in NordenhamMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inAprJunMay 11.3 inMay 11.3 inMay 311.7 inMay 311.7 inMay 111.4 inMay 111.4 inMay 211.6 inMay 211.6 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Nordenham, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 34 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 7 seconds, and weekly increase of 21 minutes, 49 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 16 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Nordenham

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.

The latest sunrise of the month in Nordenham is 5:50 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 46 minutes earlier at 5:04 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 8:56 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 47 minutes later at 9:44 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Nordenham during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:56 AM and sets 17 hours, 2 minutes later, at 9:58 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:40 AM and sets 7 hours, 28 minutes later, at 4:08 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Nordenham

The solar day over the course of May. 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.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Nordenham

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in NordenhamMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJun00101020202030304040505000010102020303030404050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. 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).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Nordenham

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in NordenhamMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 88:22 PMApr 88:22 PMApr 241:50 AMApr 241:50 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 233:54 PMMay 233:54 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 223:09 AMJun 223:09 AM6:37 AM6:37 AM8:09 PM8:09 PM8:27 PM8:27 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM5:22 AM5:22 AM10:19 PM10:19 PM10:11 PM10:11 PM5:01 AM5:01 AM4:11 AM4:11 AM10:43 PM10:43 PM10:23 PM10:23 PM4:24 AM4:24 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 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%3:50 AMSE11:30 AMSW-7:40 AMS232,730 mi
2
41%4:09 AMESE1:02 PMWSW-8:35 AMS230,349 mi
3
30%4:23 AMESE2:34 PMWSW-9:27 AMS228,263 mi
4
19%4:34 AME4:04 PMW-10:17 AMS226,674 mi
5
10%4:44 AME5:36 PMW-11:06 AMS225,786 mi
6
4%4:55 AMENE7:08 PMWNW-11:55 AMS225,768 mi
7
1%5:06 AMENE8:43 PMWNW-12:46 PMS226,714 mi
8
0%5:22 AMNE10:19 PMNW-1:40 PMS228,613 mi
9
3%5:43 AMNE11:49 PMNW-2:37 PMS231,337 mi
10
8%6:16 AMNE--3:36 PMS234,652 mi
11
15%-1:05 AMNW7:04 AMNE4:34 PMS238,261 mi
12
23%-2:01 AMNW8:09 AMNE5:30 PMS241,844 mi
13
33%-2:38 AMNW9:26 AMNE6:22 PMS245,111 mi
14
43%-3:02 AMNW10:46 AMNE7:10 PMS247,828 mi
15
50%-3:17 AMWNW12:04 PMENE7:53 PMS249,834 mi
16
62%-3:29 AMWNW1:19 PMENE8:34 PMS251,041 mi
17
71%-3:38 AMWNW2:32 PME9:13 PMS251,431 mi
18
80%-3:45 AMW3:44 PME9:51 PMS251,050 mi
19
87%-3:53 AMW4:57 PME10:30 PMS249,991 mi
20
93%-4:00 AMWSW6:11 PMESE11:11 PMS248,388 mi
21
97%-4:09 AMWSW7:28 PMESE11:55 PMS246,390 mi
22
99%-4:21 AMWSW8:49 PMSE--
23
100%-4:37 AMSW10:11 PMSE12:43 AMS244,154 mi
24
100%-5:01 AMSW11:29 PMSE1:36 AMS241,827 mi
25
98%-5:39 AMSW-2:34 AMS239,534 mi
26
93%12:35 AMSE6:35 AMSW-3:35 AMS237,364 mi
27
86%1:23 AMSE7:49 AMSW-4:36 AMS235,374 mi
28
78%1:55 AMSE9:16 AMSW-5:35 AMS233,591 mi
29
67%2:16 AMSE10:47 AMWSW-6:31 AMS232,028 mi
30
50%2:31 AMESE12:18 PMWSW-7:23 AMS230,705 mi
31
44%2:42 AMESE1:47 PMW-8:12 AMS229,664 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Nordenham is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Nordenham

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in NordenhamMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Nordenham is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 10.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.1 miles per hour, while on August 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.8 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during May is 10.0 miles per hour on May 30.

Average Wind Speed in May in Nordenham

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Nordenham throughout May is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 38% on May 31.

Wind Direction in May in Nordenham

Wind Direction in May in NordenhamMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Nordenham is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Nordenham is increasing during May, rising by 7°F, from 49°F to 56°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in May in Nordenham

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Nordenham typically lasts for 6.3 months (194 days), from around April 20 to around October 31, rarely starting before April 1 or after May 8, and rarely ending before October 9 or after November 25.

The month of May in Nordenham is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 78% to 100% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Nordenham

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Nordenhamgrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun78%May 178%May 1100%May 31100%May 3193%May 1193%May 1199%May 2199%May 2150%Apr 2050%Apr 20very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
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 percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Nordenham are increasing during May, increasing by 188°F, from 97°F to 285°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Nordenham

Growing Degree Days in May in NordenhamMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313150°F50°F100°F100°F150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°FAprJunMay 197°FMay 197°FMay 31285°FMay 31285°FMay 11146°FMay 11146°FMay 21208°FMay 21208°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Nordenham is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 6.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Nordenham

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in NordenhamMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 15.3 kWhMay 15.3 kWhMay 316.1 kWhMay 316.1 kWhMay 115.6 kWhMay 115.6 kWhMay 215.9 kWhMay 215.9 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nordenham are 53.486 deg latitude, 8.481 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nordenham is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 66 feet and an average elevation above sea level of -1 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (125 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (364 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nordenham is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (34%), and water (16%), within 10 miles by grassland (58%) and water (18%), and within 50 miles by cropland (31%) and grassland (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Nordenham, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Nordenham.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Nordenham according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Nordenham is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Nordenham and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Nordenham and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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