Average May Temperatures for Cities in Europe

Average temperatures for May at major cities throughout Europe are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

The cities range from Amsterdam to Zurich and from Reykjavík to İstanbul. They are listed alphabetically and you can jump ahead to the section for Amsterdam to Kiev, Leeds to Pristina and Reykjavík to Zurich.

Included in this list are Europe's national capitals plus cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people.

The tables give the normal maximum and minimum monthly temperatures based on historical weather data collected over a long period, in most cases 30 years.

Average May temperatures
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
63 47 Amsterdam, Netherlands 17 8
67 48 Andorra la Vella, Andorra 20 9
75 60 Athens, Greece 24 16
69 54 Barcelona, Spain 21 12
74 55 Belgrade, Serbia 24 13
66 48 Berlin, Germany 19 9
61 44 Birmingham, United Kingdom 16 7
71 49 Bratislava, Slovakia 22 10
65 49 Brussels, Belgium 18 9
74 51 Bucharest, Romania 23 11
72 53 Budapest, Hungary 22 12
71 52 Chisinau, Moldova 22 11
66 46 Cologne, Germany 19 8
60 45 Copenhagen, Denmark 16 7
59 44 Dublin, Ireland 15 7
59 44 Glasgow, United Kingdom 15 7
64 45 Hamburg, Germany 18 7
60 41 Helsinki, Finland 16 5
72 56 İstanbul, Turkey 22 14
66 46 Kazan, Russia 19 8
69 51 Kyiv, Ukraine 21 11
Average daily temperatures in May
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
58 43 Leeds, United Kingdom 14 6
64 48 Lille, France 18 9
71 56 Lisbon, Portugal 21 13
69 49 Ljubljana, Slovenia 21 9
65 48 London, United Kingdom 18 9
62 45 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 17 7
69 51 Lyon, France 21 11
71 51 Madrid, Spain 21 11
61 46 Manchester, United Kingdom 16 8
73 56 Marseille, France 23 13
72 53 Milan, Italy 22 12
65 46 Minsk, Belarus 18 8
69 57 Monaco, Monaco 21 14
65 46 Moscow, Russia 18 8
64 45 Munich, Germany 18 7
73 55 Naples, Italy 23 13
69 57 Nice, France 21 14
65 47 Nizhny & Novgorod, Russia 18 8
60 44 Oslo, Norway 16 7
67 52 Paris, France 20 11
76 56 Podgorica, Montenegro 24 14
65 45 Prague, Czech Republic 18 7
69 47 Pristina, Kosovo 21 9
May temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
49 38 Reykjavík, Iceland 9 4
62 44 Riga, Latvia 17 6
75 51 Rome, Italy 24 11
74 54 Rostov-on-Don, Russia 23 12
64 46 Rotterdam, Netherlands 18 8
60 44 Saint Petersburg, Russia 16 7
70 49 Samara, Russia 21 10
71 52 San Marino, San Marino 22 11
69 47 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 20 9
74 52 Skopje, Macedonia 23 11
68 49 Sofia, Bulgaria 20 9
60 43 Stockholm, Sweden 16 6
59 41 Tallinn, Estonia 15 5
76 54 Tirana, Albania 24 12
69 51 Turin, Italy 21 10
68 44 Ufa, Russia 20 7
68 49 Vaduz, Liechtenstein 20 9
74 59 Valletta, Malta 23 15
70 52 Vienna, Austria 21 11
65 46 Vilnius, Lithuania 18 8
73 54 Volgograd, Russia 23 12
66 46 Warsaw, Poland 19 8
71 50 Zagreb, Croatia 22 10
67 45 Zurich, Switzerland 19 7
Reference

The temperature data are provided by national meteorological agencies.

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