Reims Weather in May
Reims in May
The short of it: Reims in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Reims an average May high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 56 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 8°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 99 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Reims runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bétheny, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Reims, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BéthenyGrand Est | 3 km NE | 20° | 8° | 56 mm |
| Saint-Brice-CourcellesGrand Est | 3 km W | 20° | 8° | 54 mm |
| TinqueuxGrand Est | 4 km WSW | 20° | 8° | 54 mm |
| CormontreuilGrand Est | 6 km SSE | 21° | 8° | 56 mm |
| Witry-lès-ReimsGrand Est | 7 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 57 mm |
| AyGrand Est | 23 km S | 20° | 8° | 55 mm |
| FismesGrand Est | 25 km W | 19° | 8° | 55 mm |
| ÉpernayGrand Est | 26 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 55 mm |