La Flèche weather in May

In May, La Flèche sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is La Flèche's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Flèche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:29 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in La Flèche 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 14°C and 25°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)
1178
2178
3178
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12199
13199
14199
151910
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222010
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242011
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282111
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312111

How May really feels in La Flèche

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.

La Flèche weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6511.30.78.71.3
Feb / 539.70.79.91.8
Mar13° / 5210.40.211.63.4
Apr16° / 5610.6013.34.6
May19° / 10°6411.2014.95.8
Jun22° / 13°488.8015.76.7
Jul25° / 15°457.8015.47.2
Aug25° / 14°487.6014.17.2
Sep21° / 12°518.1012.46.7
Oct17° / 7310.9010.65.0
Nov12° / 6611.609.12.7
Dec / 7311.60.58.31.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82773
92872
102872
112971
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173466
183565
193565
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273763
283664
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Flèche gets around 64 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
739
839
938
1038
1137
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2733
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39460
49460
59370
69370
79280
89280
99190
109190
119190
129190
139190
1490100
1590100
1690100
1789101
1888111
1988111
2087121
2185132
2285132
2384142
2482153
2582153
2680164
2779174
2877185
2976195
3074206
3173216

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:518:04
214.35:508:05
314.35:488:06
414.45:468:08
514.45:458:09
614.55:438:11
714.55:428:12
814.65:408:13
914.65:398:15
1014.65:378:16
1114.75:368:17
1214.75:348:19
1314.85:338:20
1414.85:328:21
1514.95:308:23
1614.95:298:24
1715.05:288:25
1815.05:278:27
1915.05:258:28
2015.15:248:29
2115.15:238:30
2215.25:228:32
2315.25:218:33
2415.25:208:34
2515.35:198:35
2615.35:188:36
2715.35:178:37
2815.45:168:38
2915.45:158:39
3015.45:158:40
3115.55:148:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.35 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
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Flèche?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit La Flèche for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Flèche in May

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

In May, La Flèche 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 La Flèche 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 La Flèche 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 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 La Flèche?

La Flèche sits at 47.7°N, 0.1°W, 33 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Le Mans, 40 km away.

Topography around La Flèche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Flèche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around La Flèche is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (28%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Le Mans 40 km · Angers 44 km · Saumur 49 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 65 km · Laval 66 km · Tours 68 km · Joué-lès-Tours 68 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 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 La Flèche (47.6981°, -0.0755°, elevation 33 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).