Beaune Weather in May
Beaune in May
The short of it: Beaune in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 78 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Beaune brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 10°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-May, 90 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Beaune runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Chagny, 14 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Beaune, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChagnyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 14 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| Nuits-Saint-GeorgesBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 15 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 82 mm |
| SeurreBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 24 km E | 21° | 10° | 83 mm |
| Gevrey-ChambertinBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 24 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 79 mm |
| Châtenoy-le-RoyalBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 25 km S | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| Chalon-sur-SaôneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 27 km S | 21° | 10° | 77 mm |
| GivryBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 28 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 74 mm |
| Saint-MarcelBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 28 km S | 21° | 10° | 78 mm |