Paris Weather in May
Paris in May
The short of it: Paris in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Paris brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 19°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 39 min in mid-May, 78 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Paris runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Brant, 8 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Paris, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h