Libourne weather in May

In May, Libourne sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 72 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 22% 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 Libourne's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libourne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
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 Libourne 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 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31910
42010
52010
62010
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102011
112011
122111
132111
142111
152111
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312313

How May really feels in Libourne

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.

Libourne weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 7110.892.2
Feb11° / 50910.12.9
Mar15° / 5210.311.64.5
Apr18° / 7011.513.25.4
May21° / 11°7211.414.66.2
Jun25° / 15°629.415.36.9
Jul27° / 16°467.715.17.0
Aug27° / 16°537.713.97.0
Sep24° / 13°568.112.37.1
Oct19° / 11°6610.410.76.0
Nov14° / 7511.89.43.7
Dec11° / 7211.28.72.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
93466
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153763
163862
173961
183961
194159
204159
214159
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Libourne gets around 72 mm of rain over 11.4 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
341
441
540
640
740
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3036
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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
290100
389101
488111
587121
687121
786131
886131
986131
1085141
1185141
1284142
1384142
1483152
1583152
1682153
1781163
1880173
1980173
2078184
2176204
2275214
2372235
2471245
2568266
2667276
2764297
2863307
2961318
3059329
3158339

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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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 5:58 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:587:58
214.05:577:59
314.15:558:00
414.15:548:02
514.25:528:03
614.25:518:04
714.35:508:05
814.35:488:07
914.35:478:08
1014.45:468:09
1114.45:448:10
1214.55:438:12
1314.55:428:13
1414.65:418:14
1514.65:398:15
1614.65:388:16
1714.75:378:17
1814.75:368:19
1914.75:358:20
2014.85:348:21
2114.85:338:22
2214.85:328:23
2314.95:318:24
2414.95:308:25
2514.95:298:26
2615.05:288:27
2715.05:288:28
2815.05:278:29
2915.15:268:30
3015.15:258:31
3115.15:258:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
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245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Libourne?

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 Libourne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Libourne in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Libourne 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 Libourne 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 Libourne?

Libourne sits at 44.9°N, 0.2°W, 12 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lormont, 22 km away.

Topography around Libourne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libourne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m.

The land around Libourne is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
254 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lormont 22 km · Cenon 24 km · Floirac 24 km · Bègles 27 km · Bordeaux 28 km · Le Bouscat 29 km · Villenave-d'Ornon 30 km · Talence 30 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 Libourne (44.9145°, -0.2419°, elevation 12 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).