Blanquefort weather in May

In May, Blanquefort sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Blanquefort's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blanquefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Blanquefort is human settlement in France.

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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Blanquefort reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°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 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Blanquefort 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 721192.3
Feb12° / 509.110.12.9
Mar15° / 5210.211.64.5
Apr18° / 6711.413.25.4
May21° / 12°7111.114.66.2
Jun24° / 15°619.215.37.0
Jul26° / 16°447.415.17.2
Aug27° / 16°507.713.97.1
Sep24° / 14°598.512.37.1
Oct19° / 11°681110.75.9
Nov14° / 8011.79.43.8
Dec11° / 7311.88.72.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53565
63664
73763
83763
93862
103862
113961
123961
134060
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224654
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304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Blanquefort gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.1 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 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
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440
539
638
738
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937
1037
1137
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1437
1537
1636
1736
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1936
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2135
2235
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2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3136

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
289101
388111
488111
587121
686131
786131
886131
985141
1085141
1184142
1284142
1383152
1483152
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1681163
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1880173
1978184
2077194
2175205
2273225
2372235
2469256
2567276
2664297
2763307
2860328
2958339
3057349
31553510

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:008:00
214.05:588:01
314.15:578:02
414.15:558:03
514.25:548:05
614.25:538:06
714.35:518:07
814.35:508:08
914.35:488:09
1014.45:478:11
1114.45:468:12
1214.55:458:13
1314.55:438:14
1414.65:428:15
1514.65:418:17
1614.65:408:18
1714.75:398:19
1814.75:388:20
1914.75:378:21
2014.85:368:22
2114.85:358:23
2214.85:348:24
2314.95:338:26
2414.95:328:27
2514.95:318:28
2615.05:308:29
2715.05:298:30
2815.05:288:31
2915.15:288:32
3015.15:278:33
3115.15:268:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.0Bright
306.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Blanquefort?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Blanquefort for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blanquefort in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Blanquefort in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 58 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 9 to Sep 15 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Blanquefort 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 Blanquefort peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blanquefort?

Blanquefort sits at 44.9°N, 0.6°W, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Eysines, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Blanquefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blanquefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Blanquefort is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (42%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Eysines 3.0 km · Le Bouscat 6.0 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 7.0 km · Mérignac 8.0 km · Bordeaux 9.0 km · Lormont 10 km · Cenon 10 km · Pessac 12 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 Blanquefort (44.9106°, -0.6376°, elevation 29 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).