Agen weather in May

In May, Agen sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Agen's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Agen reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
22010
32010
42010
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How May really feels in Agen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Agen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6110.80.59.12.2
Feb11° / 478.90.410.22.9
Mar15° / 5410.20.111.64.6
Apr18° / 7611.8013.25.4
May21° / 11°7812.4014.56.1
Jun25° / 15°659.7015.36.8
Jul28° / 17°527.70156.6
Aug28° / 16°618.1013.86.5
Sep25° / 14°588.6012.37.1
Oct20° / 10°6110.2010.86.2
Nov14° / 7011.109.43.8
Dec11° / 6511.20.28.72.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93565
103466
113466
123565
133565
143664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Agen gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
644
744
844
943
1043
1142
1242
1342
1441
1541
1640
1739
1839
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2937
3037
3137

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191900
291900
3901000
4891100
5871210
6871210
7861310
8851410
9851410
10841510
11841510
12831610
13821620
14811720
15801820
16791830
17781930
18772030
19752140
20742240
21722350
22712450
23682660
24672760
25652870
26642970
27603181
28593191
29583291
305633101
315533111

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:567:53
214.05:557:54
314.05:537:55
414.15:527:57
514.15:517:58
614.25:497:59
714.25:488:00
814.25:478:01
914.35:458:03
1014.35:448:04
1114.45:438:05
1214.45:418:06
1314.55:408:07
1414.55:398:08
1514.55:388:10
1614.65:378:11
1714.65:368:12
1814.65:358:13
1914.75:348:14
2014.75:338:15
2114.75:328:16
2214.85:318:17
2314.85:308:18
2414.85:298:19
2514.95:288:20
2614.95:278:21
2714.95:278:22
2815.05:268:23
2915.05:258:24
3015.05:248:25
3115.05:248:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Agen?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Agen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Agen in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Agen sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Agen in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agen peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Agen in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Agen is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Aug 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Agen?

Agen sits at 44.2°N, 0.6°E, 57 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 24 km away.

Topography around Agen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Agen is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (30%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (37%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Villeneuve-sur-Lot 24 km · Marmande 49 km · Auch 62 km · Montauban 62 km · Cahors 70 km · Bergerac 73 km · Colomiers 87 km · Blagnac 88 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agen (44.202°, 0.6206°, elevation 57 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).