Grenoble Weather in May
Grenoble in May
The short of it: Grenoble in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 11° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Grenoble brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 11°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 23°; nights run about 11°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-May, 84 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Grenoble runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Seyssinet-Pariset, 2 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Grenoble, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyssinet-ParisetAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km W | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| FontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NW | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| ÉchirollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km S | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'HèresAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km E | 23° | 11° | 85 mm |
| EybensAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km SE | 22° | 10° | 86 mm |
| SassenageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km NW | 21° | 10° | 90 mm |
| MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km NE | 20° | 9° | 95 mm |
| Le Pont-de-ClaixAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 84 mm |