Lyon Weather in May
Lyon in May
The short of it: Lyon in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Lyon an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 76 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 22°, with nights near 11°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 54 min in mid-May, 86 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 June and April.
Against its neighbours, Lyon runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Lyon 07, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lyon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 07Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km SW | 22° | 11° | 76 mm |
| Lyon 03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |
| Lyon 02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km WNW | 21° | 11° | 76 mm |
| Lyon 06Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km N | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |
| Lyon 05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NW | 21° | 11° | 76 mm |
| Lyon 08Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km SE | 22° | 11° | 76 mm |
| Lyon 01Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NNW | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |
| VilleurbanneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NE | 22° | 11° | 76 mm |