Marmande weather in May

In May, Marmande sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°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 Marmande's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marmande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Marmande reaches about 22°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
52010
62010
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92111
102111
112111
122111
132111
142111
152111
162211
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202212
212212
222312
232312
242312
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262313
272313
282313
292313
302413
312413

How May really feels in Marmande

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.

Marmande weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6110.692.2
Feb12° / 458.910.13.0
Mar15° / 5110.111.64.7
Apr18° / 7111.513.25.6
May22° / 11°7011.714.66.2
Jun25° / 15°609.115.36.8
Jul28° / 16°457.5156.6
Aug28° / 16°537.913.96.4
Sep25° / 13°548.312.37.1
Oct20° / 10°5910.110.76.2
Nov14° / 6811.19.43.9
Dec11° / 65118.72.5

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43466
53466
63367
73367
83565
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
194060
204060
214159
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Marmande gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
342
442
541
641
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1538
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 (%)
19091
289101
388111
488111
587121
687121
786131
885141
985141
1085141
1183152
1283152
1382162
1482162
1580173
1680173
1779183
1877194
1976204
2074215
2173225
2272235
2369256
2468266
2566277
2664297
2762308
2861318
2959329
3059329
31573310

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
711calm
811calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 7:55 PM to 8:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:587:55
214.05:567:57
314.15:557:58
414.15:537:59
514.15:528:00
614.25:508:02
714.25:498:03
814.35:488:04
914.35:468:05
1014.45:458:06
1114.45:448:08
1214.45:428:09
1314.55:418:10
1414.55:408:11
1514.65:398:12
1614.65:388:13
1714.65:378:15
1814.75:368:16
1914.75:358:17
2014.75:348:18
2114.85:338:19
2214.85:328:20
2314.85:318:21
2414.95:308:22
2514.95:298:23
2614.95:288:24
2715.05:278:25
2815.05:278:26
2915.05:268:27
3015.05:258:28
3115.15:258:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
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 Marmande?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Marmande for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marmande in May

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

In May, Marmande sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Marmande 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 Marmande peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marmande?

Marmande sits at 44.5°N, 0.2°E, 33 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 44 km away.

Topography around Marmande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marmande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m.

The land around Marmande is covered by grassland (30%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
362 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Villeneuve-sur-Lot 44 km · Bergerac 46 km · Agen 49 km · Libourne 56 km · Villenave-d'Ornon 66 km · Floirac 66 km · Bègles 66 km · Cenon 68 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 Marmande (44.5036°, 0.1655°, 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).