Angers weather in May

In May, Angers sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Angers's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:32 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Angers is commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,940/km²
people per km²

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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Angers reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3189
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12199
13199
141910
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222010
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242011
252011
262111
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282111
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312112

How May really feels in Angers

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.

Angers weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.20.68.71.4
Feb10° / 509.40.69.92.0
Mar13° / 4910.10.111.63.5
Apr16° / 5410.5013.34.7
May19° / 10°6210.8014.95.9
Jun23° / 13°448.5015.76.8
Jul25° / 15°407.3015.47.3
Aug25° / 14°467.1014.17.3
Sep22° / 12°507.4012.46.9
Oct17° / 6810.7010.65.2
Nov12° / 6211.409.12.9
Dec / 7011.40.38.31.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52773
62773
72872
82773
92872
102971
112971
123070
133169
143169
153268
163268
173466
183466
193565
203565
213565
223763
233763
243763
253763
263862
273862
283862
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Angers gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
439
539
638
738
837
936
1036
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1734
1834
1934
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39370
49370
59280
69280
79190
89190
989101
1089101
1189101
1289101
1389101
1489101
1589101
1689101
1788111
1888111
1987121
2086122
2185132
2285132
2384142
2482153
2581163
2680173
2778184
2877194
2976204
3074215
3173225

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:548:05
214.25:528:06
314.35:518:08
414.35:498:09
514.45:478:10
614.45:468:12
714.55:448:13
814.55:438:15
914.65:418:16
1014.65:408:17
1114.75:388:19
1214.75:378:20
1314.85:368:21
1414.85:348:23
1514.85:338:24
1614.95:328:25
1714.95:308:26
1815.05:298:28
1915.05:288:29
2015.15:278:30
2115.15:268:31
2215.15:258:33
2315.25:248:34
2415.25:238:35
2515.25:228:36
2615.35:218:37
2715.35:208:38
2815.35:198:39
2915.45:188:40
3015.45:178:41
3115.45:178:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Angers?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Angers for sightseeing.

What to pack for Angers in May

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

In May, Angers sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Angers 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 Angers peaks around August 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Angers?

Angers sits at 47.5°N, 0.6°W, 42 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saumur, 43 km away.

Topography around Angers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Angers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Angers is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (30%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
367 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Saumur 43 km · La Flèche 44 km · Cholet 52 km · Laval 69 km · Bressuire 70 km · Carquefou 73 km · Les Herbiers 75 km · Vertou 77 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 Angers (47.4716°, -0.552°, elevation 42 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).