Mâcon Weather in May
Mâcon in May
The short of it: Mâcon in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 72 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Mâcon brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 10°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Mâcon runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Bourg-en-Bresse, 33 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Mâcon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 33 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 88 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 37 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 71 mm |
| GleizéAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 71 mm |
| Saint-VallierBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 50 km NW | 20° | 9° | 68 mm |
| Chalon-sur-SaôneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 52 km N | 21° | 10° | 77 mm |
| Saint-LeuBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 53 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Montceau-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 53 km NW | 20° | 9° | 68 mm |
| MiribelAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 55 km S | 21° | 10° | 77 mm |