Narbonne weather in May

In May, Narbonne sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Narbonne's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narbonne's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 60 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 30 min; 5:30 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

← April Narbonne year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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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 Narbonne reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	24	15

Narbonne 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 4°	66	8.4	9.2	2.9
Feb	12° / 4°	49	6.4	10.2	3.5
Mar	15° / 7°	58	7.2	11.6	5.1
Apr	18° / 9°	67	8.7	13.1	6.0
May	21° / 13°	60	8.3	14.4	6.9
Jun	26° / 16°	31	5.1	15.1	7.7
Jul	29° / 19°	22	3.7	14.9	6.9
Aug	29° / 18°	35	5.6	13.8	6.6
Sep	25° / 15°	85	7	12.3	7.5
Oct	20° / 12°	119	10.8	10.8	6.2
Nov	15° / 8°	88	9.8	9.5	4.5
Dec	12° / 5°	61	8.4	8.9	3.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	56	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55
Cloudier (%)	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	44	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Narbonne gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	25
19	24
20	24
21	23
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	23
30	23
31	24

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	87	86	85	83	81	80	78	77	76	74	73	71	70	70	69	67	66	65	64	63	62	60	59	57	56	55	54	52	51	51	50
Comfortable (%)	13	14	15	16	18	19	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Humid (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	14	15	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	86	14	0
3	85	15	0
4	83	16	1
5	81	18	1
6	80	19	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	23	1
10	74	24	2
11	73	25	2
12	71	27	2
13	70	28	2
14	70	28	2
15	69	29	2
16	67	30	3
17	66	31	3
18	65	32	3
19	64	32	4
20	63	33	4
21	62	33	5
22	60	34	6
23	59	34	7
24	57	35	8
25	56	35	9
26	55	35	10
27	54	35	11
28	52	35	13
29	51	35	14
30	51	34	15
31	50	34	16

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:18
Sunset (PM)	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	5:49	7:41
2	13.9	5:48	7:43
3	14.0	5:46	7:44
4	14.0	5:45	7:45
5	14.0	5:43	7:46
6	14.1	5:42	7:47
7	14.1	5:41	7:48
8	14.2	5:39	7:50
9	14.2	5:38	7:51
10	14.2	5:37	7:52
11	14.3	5:36	7:53
12	14.3	5:35	7:54
13	14.4	5:33	7:55
14	14.4	5:32	7:56
15	14.4	5:31	7:57
16	14.5	5:30	7:58
17	14.5	5:29	8:00
18	14.5	5:28	8:01
19	14.6	5:27	8:02
20	14.6	5:26	8:03
21	14.6	5:25	8:04
22	14.7	5:24	8:05
23	14.7	5:23	8:06
24	14.7	5:23	8:07
25	14.8	5:22	8:08
26	14.8	5:21	8:09
27	14.8	5:20	8:10
28	14.8	5:20	8:10
29	14.9	5:19	8:11
30	14.9	5:18	8:12
31	14.9	5:18	8:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Narbonne?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Narbonne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narbonne in May

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

In May, Narbonne sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Narbonne 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 19 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	12	12	14	16	19	21	22	20	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Narbonne 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 Narbonne peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	6	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Narbonne?

Narbonne sits at 43.2°N, 3.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Béziers, 25 km away.

Topography around Narbonne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narbonne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,833 m.

The land around Narbonne is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (23%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

106 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

290 m

trees 23%

80 km

1,833 m

trees 45%

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← April Narbonne year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Béziers 25 km · Agde 41 km · Carcassonne 53 km · Perpignan 55 km · Sète 61 km · Frontignan 68 km · Castres 77 km · Lattes 84 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

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 Narbonne (43.184°, 3.0014°, elevation 11 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	25
19	24
20	24
21	23
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	23
30	23
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	86	14	0
3	85	15	0
4	83	16	1
5	81	18	1
6	80	19	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	23	1
10	74	24	2
11	73	25	2
12	71	27	2
13	70	28	2
14	70	28	2
15	69	29	2
16	67	30	3
17	66	31	3
18	65	32	3
19	64	32	4
20	63	33	4
21	62	33	5
22	60	34	6
23	59	34	7
24	57	35	8
25	56	35	9
26	55	35	10
27	54	35	11
28	52	35	13
29	51	35	14
30	51	34	15
31	50	34	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	25
19	24
20	24
21	23
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	23
30	23
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	86	14	0
3	85	15	0
4	83	16	1
5	81	18	1
6	80	19	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	23	1
10	74	24	2
11	73	25	2
12	71	27	2
13	70	28	2
14	70	28	2
15	69	29	2
16	67	30	3
17	66	31	3
18	65	32	3
19	64	32	4
20	63	33	4
21	62	33	5
22	60	34	6
23	59	34	7
24	57	35	8
25	56	35	9
26	55	35	10
27	54	35	11
28	52	35	13
29	51	35	14
30	51	34	15
31	50	34	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	25
19	24
20	24
21	23
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22
29	23
30	23
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	86	14	0
3	85	15	0
4	83	16	1
5	81	18	1
6	80	19	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	23	1
10	74	24	2
11	73	25	2
12	71	27	2
13	70	28	2
14	70	28	2
15	69	29	2
16	67	30	3
17	66	31	3
18	65	32	3
19	64	32	4
20	63	33	4
21	62	33	5
22	60	34	6
23	59	34	7
24	57	35	8
25	56	35	9
26	55	35	10
27	54	35	11
28	52	35	13
29	51	35	14
30	51	34	15
31	50	34	16