Interlaken weather in May
Temperature, sea and sunshine in May: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in May
Good
Best time to visit: May – October
Best for skiing: January – March
What is the weather like in Interlaken in May?
In May, Interlaken is mild: daytime highs average 17 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 118 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Interlaken.
May compared
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More details for May
- Daylight
- 14 h 59 min05:55 – 20:54
- UV index
- 8 · very highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or more
- Wind
- 11 km/haverage daily peak
- Cloud cover
- 67 %on average
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 0 days1 cm or more of fresh snow
- Time zone
- UTC+2Europe/Zurich
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %48 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %18 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Mountain air”.
What to pack in May
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Interlaken in May: quick answers
Is Interlaken hot in May?
No. In May, Interlaken is mild: daytime highs average 17 °C and nights drop to about 7 °C.
Does it rain much in Interlaken in May?
It rains often – on about 16 days, adding up to 118 mm.
Interlaken month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)