Cannes Weather in May
Cannes in May
The short of it: Cannes in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 14° · rain 44 mm · daylight 14 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Cannes an average May high of 21°, a low of 14° and some 44 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 41 min in mid-May, 79 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Cannes runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Le Cannet, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Cannes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le CannetProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3 km N | 21° | 14° | 44 mm |
| VallaurisProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 4 km NE | 21° | 14° | 43 mm |
| MouginsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6 km NNW | 21° | 13° | 46 mm |
| Mandelieu-la-NapouleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6 km W | 21° | 14° | 46 mm |
| Juan-les-PinsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km ENE | 21° | 14° | 41 mm |
| Sophia AntipolisProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km NNE | 21° | 14° | 44 mm |
| Mouans-SartouxProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km NNW | 21° | 13° | 46 mm |
| ValbonneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km N | 21° | 13° | 49 mm |