Lille Weather in May
Lille in May
The short of it: Lille in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 59 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 59 mm · daylight 15 h 28 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Lille brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 59 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 59 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 28 min in mid-May, 104 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Lille runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. La Madeleine, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Lille, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La MadeleineHauts-de-France | 2 km NE | 19° | 9° | 59 mm |
| LambersartHauts-de-France | 2 km NW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| LoosHauts-de-France | 4 km SW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Marcq-en-BarœulHauts-de-France | 4 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Mons-en-BarœulHauts-de-France | 4 km E | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| LommeHauts-de-France | 5 km WNW | 18° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Villeneuve-d'AscqHauts-de-France | 8 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France | 11 km NE | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |