Olivet weather in May

In May, Olivet sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Olivet's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olivet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Olivet 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 14°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3189
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9199
10199
11199
12199
131910
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222011
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272111
282111
292111
302112
312112

How May really feels in Olivet

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.

Olivet 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.21.18.60.9
Feb / 5310.31.29.91.5
Mar13° / 5510.70.411.63.4
Apr16° / 5510.8013.44.8
May20° / 10°7311.4014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°539.6015.76.7
Jul26° / 15°569.1015.46.9
Aug25° / 15°528.6014.17.0
Sep22° / 12°518.1012.46.7
Oct17° / 6811.5010.64.9
Nov11° / 6711.90.29.12.4
Dec / 7412.90.88.31.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42872
52971
62971
72971
83070
93169
103169
113268
123169
133268
143268
153268
163367
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243466
253565
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273565
283565
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Olivet gets around 73 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
640
740
840
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1738
1838
1937
2037
2136
2236
2335
2435
2535
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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39460
49460
59370
69280
79280
89190
99190
1090100
1190100
1289110
1389110
1488120
1587121
1686131
1786131
1885141
1983152
2083152
2182162
2280173
2379183
2477194
2576204
2675205
2774215
2872226
2971227
3070237
3169238

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:437:56
214.35:417:57
314.35:407:59
414.45:388:00
514.45:378:02
614.55:358:03
714.55:338:04
814.65:328:06
914.65:308:07
1014.75:298:09
1114.75:278:10
1214.85:268:11
1314.85:258:13
1414.85:238:14
1514.95:228:15
1614.95:218:17
1715.05:198:18
1815.05:188:19
1915.15:178:20
2015.15:168:22
2115.15:158:23
2215.25:148:24
2315.25:138:25
2415.35:118:27
2515.35:118:28
2615.35:108:29
2715.45:098:30
2815.45:088:31
2915.45:078:32
3015.55:068:33
3115.55:058:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Olivet?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Olivet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Olivet in May

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

In May, Olivet sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Olivet 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 Olivet peaks around August 10 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Olivet?

Olivet sits at 47.9°N, 1.9°E, 105 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Orléans, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Olivet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olivet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Olivet is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
353 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Orléans 4.0 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 6.0 km · Fleury-les-Aubrais 8.0 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 8.0 km · Saran 10 km · Châteaudun 48 km · Blois 52 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 56 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 Olivet (47.8622°, 1.8991°, elevation 105 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).