Annecy Weather in May
Annecy in May
The short of it: Annecy in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 81 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & April
Thirty years of records give Annecy an average May high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 87 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and April.
Against its neighbours, Annecy runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Annecy-le-Vieux, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Annecy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annecy-le-VieuxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NE | 20° | 9° | 81 mm |
| Cran-GevrierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 82 mm |
| SeynodAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km SW | 21° | 9° | 82 mm |
| RumillyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 84 mm |
| La Roche-sur-ForonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 23 km NE | 20° | 9° | 83 mm |
| Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26 km N | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |
| Plan-les-OuatesGeneva | 29 km N | 20° | 9° | 75 mm |
| BonnevilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 29 km NE | 19° | 9° | 89 mm |