Auch weather in May

In May, Auch sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.7 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Auch's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:38 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Auch 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)
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How May really feels in Auch

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.

Auch 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° / 6311.10.59.12.3
Feb12° / 529.50.510.22.9
Mar15° / 6010.90.111.64.5
Apr18° / 8312.6013.25.3
May21° / 11°8812.7014.56.0
Jun25° / 15°729.8015.26.8
Jul27° / 17°558014.96.8
Aug28° / 17°648.3013.86.7
Sep24° / 14°588.7012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°6610.7010.86.1
Nov14° / 7811.509.53.8
Dec11° / 6410.70.28.82.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 (%)
13268
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83367
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143763
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204060
214060
224159
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274060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Auch gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
545
645
745
844
944
1043
1143
1243
1342
1442
1541
1641
1740
1840
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2238
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2838
2938
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3138

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
387121
486131
585141
684151
783161
882171
981181
1080191
1179201
1277212
1377212
1476222
1575232
1674233
1773243
1872244
1971254
2069265
2168266
2267276
2365287
2463298
2562308
2660319
27593110
28573211
29553312
30553312
31543313

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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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 5:58 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:587:52
213.95:567:53
314.05:557:54
414.05:537:56
514.15:527:57
614.15:517:58
714.25:497:59
814.25:488:00
914.25:478:01
1014.35:458:03
1114.35:448:04
1214.45:438:05
1314.45:428:06
1414.45:418:07
1514.55:408:08
1614.55:388:09
1714.65:378:10
1814.65:368:12
1914.65:358:13
2014.75:348:14
2114.75:338:15
2214.75:338:16
2314.85:328:17
2414.85:318:18
2514.85:308:19
2614.85:298:20
2714.95:288:21
2814.95:288:22
2914.95:278:23
3015.05:268:23
3115.05:268:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Auch?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Auch for sightseeing.

What to pack for Auch in May

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

In May, Auch sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Auch 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 Auch peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Auch 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 Auch is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 1716 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Auch?

Auch sits at 43.6°N, 0.6°E, 134 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Plaisance-du-Touch, 58 km away.

Topography around Auch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,867 m.

The land around Auch is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
1,867 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Plaisance-du-Touch 58 km · Tournefeuille 59 km · Colomiers 60 km · Agen 62 km · Tarbes 62 km · Cugnaux 62 km · Muret 63 km · Blagnac 64 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 Auch (43.6456°, 0.5886°, elevation 134 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).