Pontivy weather in May

In May, Pontivy sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Pontivy's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontivy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:39 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pontivy reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2168
3168
4168
5168
6168
7168
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10168
11168
12178
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How May really feels in Pontivy

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.

Pontivy weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7411.18.61.6
Feb / 5910.19.91.9
Mar12° / 5310.611.62.9
Apr14° / 6111.313.44.0
May17° / 6211.214.95.2
Jun20° / 12°508.315.86.4
Jul22° / 13°407.815.47.0
Aug22° / 13°458.414.16.9
Sep20° / 11°507.812.46.5
Oct16° / 7811.610.64.6
Nov12° / 7111.992.9
Dec / 8211.98.21.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72971
83070
93169
103268
113169
123268
133268
143367
153367
163466
173466
183565
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203664
213565
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293565
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313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pontivy gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
540
639
739
838
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2435
2534
2634
2734
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59640
69550
79550
89550
99460
109460
119460
129460
139460
149370
159370
169370
179370
189280
199280
209190
219190
2290100
2389110
2489110
2588120
2687130
2787130
2886140
2985150
3084160
3182171

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 6:02 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 8:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:028:16
214.36:008:17
314.35:598:19
414.45:578:20
514.45:558:22
614.55:548:23
714.55:528:25
814.65:518:26
914.65:498:27
1014.75:488:29
1114.75:468:30
1214.85:458:31
1314.85:438:33
1414.95:428:34
1514.95:418:35
1615.05:398:37
1715.05:388:38
1815.05:378:39
1915.15:368:41
2015.15:358:42
2115.25:338:43
2215.25:328:44
2315.25:318:46
2415.35:308:47
2515.35:298:48
2615.35:288:49
2715.45:278:50
2815.45:268:51
2915.45:268:52
3015.55:258:53
3115.55:248:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pontivy?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pontivy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pontivy in May

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

In May, Pontivy sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pontivy in May

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Pontivy 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 Pontivy peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pontivy?

Pontivy sits at 48.1°N, 3.0°W, 60 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lanester, 44 km away.

Topography around Pontivy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontivy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m.

The land around Pontivy is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (31%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
432 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lanester 44 km · Lorient 47 km · Vannes 48 km · Ploemeur 51 km · Saint-Brieuc 52 km · Concarneau 74 km · Lannion 82 km · Quimper 85 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 Pontivy (48.0684°, -2.9665°, elevation 60 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).