Weather in Vienna in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Vienna in May
Going from a maximum of +81°F during the day to a minimum of +45°F during the night, the temperature in May averages around +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 30% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +77°F.
Is Vienna warm or cold in May?
Vienna is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +61°F to +68°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +43°F to +52°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Vienna:
Climate in Vienna in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +68°F | +75°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +27°F | +34°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +91°F | +99°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 115 mm | 101 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 63% | 66% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +61°F to +68°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 68 mm to 115 mm. Humidity rises from 63% to 66%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 8 sunny days in April to 7 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Vienna is gradually decreasing during May, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Vienna?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Vienna in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+55°F) and the highest in 2023 (+63°F). The driest year was 2003 with only 435 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 2441 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Vienna, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.