Tours Weather in May
Tours in May
The short of it: Tours in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 5 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 21° · low 10° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Tours brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 10°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 5 min in mid-May, 92 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Tours runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. La Riche, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Tours, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La RicheCentre-Val de Loire | 3 km WSW | 21° | 10° | 56 mm |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-LoireCentre-Val de Loire | 3 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 56 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsCentre-Val de Loire | 3 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 56 mm |
| Saint-AvertinCentre-Val de Loire | 4 km SE | 20° | 9° | 56 mm |
| La Ville-aux-DamesCentre-Val de Loire | 5 km E | 21° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Joué-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire | 6 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Chambray-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire | 7 km S | 20° | 9° | 56 mm |
| FondettesCentre-Val de Loire | 8 km W | 20° | 9° | 55 mm |