Lyon 08 weather in May

In May, Lyon 08 sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lyon 08's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lyon 08's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:15 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Lyon 08 is arrondissement of Lyon, France.

Density
12,917/km²
people per km²

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lyon 08 reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Lyon 08

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.

Lyon 08 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6912.52.58.90.7
Feb / 5610.22.210.11.4
Mar13° / 6010.80.811.63.5
Apr16° / 8111.80.313.34.9
May20° / 10°9012.5014.75.9
Jun24° / 14°8111.7015.46.6
Jul27° / 16°7810015.16.7
Aug27° / 15°779.6013.96.9
Sep22° / 12°939.6012.36.7
Oct17° / 9911.60.110.75.0
Nov11° / 10012.40.99.32.4
Dec / 7412.31.88.50.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83565
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113763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lyon 08 gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
448
547
647
746
846
945
1044
1143
1242
1341
1441
1540
1639
1739
1838
1937
2037
2136
2236
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2436
2536
2637
2737
2838
2939
3039
3140

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69550
79460
89460
99460
109370
119370
129370
139370
149280
159280
169190
179190
1889101
1988111
2087121
2186131
2285141
2383152
2482162
2580182
2678193
2777203
2876213
2974224
3073234
3171245

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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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 5:36 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:367:39
214.15:357:41
314.15:337:42
414.25:327:43
514.25:307:44
614.35:297:46
714.35:277:47
814.45:267:48
914.45:247:50
1014.55:237:51
1114.55:227:52
1214.55:207:53
1314.65:197:55
1414.65:187:56
1514.75:177:57
1614.75:157:58
1714.85:147:59
1814.85:138:01
1914.85:128:02
2014.95:118:03
2114.95:108:04
2214.95:098:05
2315.05:088:06
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2915.25:038:12
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lyon 08?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lyon 08 for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lyon 08 in May

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

In May, Lyon 08 sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lyon 08 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 Lyon 08 peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lyon 08 in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lyon 08 is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2216 µg/m³Jul 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lyon 08?

Lyon 08 sits at 45.7°N, 4.9°E, 178 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lyon, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Lyon 08

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lyon 08.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lyon 08 has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,773 m.

The land around Lyon 08 is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (31%), trees (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
468 m
80 km
1,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lyon 2.0 km · Lyon 07 2.0 km · Lyon 03 3.0 km · Saint-Fons 3.0 km · Villeurbanne 3.0 km · Bron 3.0 km · Lyon 02 4.0 km · Lyon 06 4.0 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 Lyon 08 (45.7363°, 4.8687°, elevation 178 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).