Melun in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Melun sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 165 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Melun's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Melun's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
165 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.5
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Melun in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Melun reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Melun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Melun weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5611.618.60.7
Feb / 509.81.19.91.3
Mar12° / 5210.80.511.63.1
Apr15° / 5110.3013.44.6
May19° / 10°6310.90155.8
Jun23° / 13°5210015.86.6
Jul25° / 15°538.8015.57.0
Aug25° / 14°558.8014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°498.2012.46.6
Oct16° / 6411010.64.8
Nov11° / 6111.70.392.3
Dec / 7212.60.98.21.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Melun gets around 165 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Melun?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Melun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melun in Spring

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

In spring, Melun sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Melun in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Melun peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Melun in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Melun is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Melun's WHO annual average of 13.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2317 µg/m³Nov 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Melun?

Melun sits at 48.5°N, 2.7°E, 73 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Le Mée-sur-Seine, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Melun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Melun is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Le Mée-sur-Seine 2.0 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 3.0 km · Savigny-le-Temple 6.0 km · Moissy-Cramayel 10 km · Corbeil-Essonnes 14 km · Combs-la-Ville 15 km · Fontainebleau 16 km · Brie-Comte-Robert 17 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 Melun (48.5457°, 2.6536°, elevation 73 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.