La Teste-de-Buch weather in May

In May, La Teste-de-Buch sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 La Teste-de-Buch's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Teste-de-Buch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

La Teste-de-Buch 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in La Teste-de-Buch reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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La Teste-de-Buch 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 8112.392.3
Feb11° / 5910.110.12.5
Mar13° / 5610.611.63.7
Apr15° / 10°641113.24.5
May18° / 14°6210.514.65.8
Jun21° / 17°598.915.36.7
Jul23° / 19°427.4157.6
Aug24° / 19°507.813.97.6
Sep21° / 17°66912.36.8
Oct18° / 14°8111.110.75.7
Nov14° / 10°10613.79.43.6
Dec11° / 90138.72.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44258
54258
64258
74258
84357
94357
104456
114357
124357
134456
144555
154654
164753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Teste-de-Buch gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.5 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
383161
482171
581181
680191
779201
879201
978211
1077221
1177221
1275232
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1474242
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2458357
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2751409
28494110
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30454212
31444313

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:03 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:038:01
214.06:018:02
314.16:008:03
414.15:588:05
514.25:578:06
614.25:558:07
714.25:548:08
814.35:538:10
914.35:518:11
1014.45:508:12
1114.45:498:13
1214.55:478:14
1314.55:468:16
1414.55:458:17
1514.65:448:18
1614.65:438:19
1714.65:428:20
1814.75:408:21
1914.75:398:22
2014.85:388:24
2114.85:378:25
2214.85:368:26
2314.95:368:27
2414.95:358:28
2514.95:348:29
2614.95:338:30
2715.05:328:31
2815.05:318:32
2915.05:318:33
3015.15:308:34
3115.15:298:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
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85.7Bright
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155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Teste-de-Buch?

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
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit La Teste-de-Buch for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Teste-de-Buch in May

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

In May, La Teste-de-Buch sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near La Teste-de-Buch in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 7 to Sep 18 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in La Teste-de-Buch 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 Teste-de-Buch 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Teste-de-Buch?

La Teste-de-Buch sits at 44.6°N, 1.1°W, 5 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Gujan-Mestras, 6.0 km away.

Topography around La Teste-de-Buch

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Teste-de-Buch.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Teste-de-Buch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around La Teste-de-Buch is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gujan-Mestras 6.0 km · Cestas 39 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 45 km · Gradignan 45 km · Pessac 45 km · Mérignac 46 km · Eysines 48 km · Talence 48 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 Teste-de-Buch (44.6328°, -1.1451°, elevation 5 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).