Bayeux weather in May

In May, Bayeux sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°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 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bayeux's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayeux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bayeux reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
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10169
11169
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How May really feels in Bayeux

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.

Bayeux weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6412.10.68.51.2
Feb / 5511.30.69.81.4
Mar11° / 5411.20.411.52.5
Apr13° / 5811.5013.43.6
May16° / 10°5911.2015.14.9
Jun19° / 13°6110.4015.95.9
Jul21° / 15°519.4015.66.6
Aug22° / 15°6310.2014.26.5
Sep19° / 13°539.7012.46.0
Oct15° / 10°6912.6010.54.3
Nov11° / 6913.508.92.5
Dec / 7913.40.48.11.5

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52773
62773
72872
82872
92971
102971
113070
123070
133169
143268
153268
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bayeux gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
241
340
439
539
638
737
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139460
149460
159460
169370
179370
189280
199280
209190
2190100
2289110
2387121
2487121
2586131
2685141
2784151
2882171
2981181
3080191
3179201

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:508:10
214.45:488:11
314.45:478:13
414.55:458:14
514.55:438:16
614.65:418:17
714.75:408:19
814.75:388:20
914.85:378:22
1014.85:358:23
1114.95:348:25
1214.95:328:26
1315.05:318:28
1415.05:298:29
1515.05:288:30
1615.15:268:32
1715.15:258:33
1815.25:248:35
1915.25:228:36
2015.35:218:37
2115.35:208:39
2215.45:198:40
2315.45:188:41
2415.45:178:42
2515.55:168:44
2615.55:158:45
2715.55:148:46
2815.65:138:47
2915.65:128:48
3015.65:118:49
3115.75:108:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bayeux?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bayeux for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bayeux in May

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

In May, Bayeux sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bayeux in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bayeux 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 Bayeux peaks around June 17 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bayeux?

Bayeux sits at 49.3°N, 0.7°W, 52 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Caen, 27 km away.

Topography around Bayeux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayeux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around Bayeux is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), grassland (26%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), water (30%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Caen 27 km · Hérouville-Saint-Clair 30 km · Saint-Lô 33 km · Deauville 57 km · Flers 61 km · Le Havre 63 km · Lisieux 69 km · Montivilliers 71 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 Bayeux (49.2773°, -0.7039°, elevation 52 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).