Rochefort weather in May

In May, Rochefort sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rochefort's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rochefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:38 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rochefort reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
11810
21810
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41810
51810
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232112
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272113
282113
292213
302213
312213

How May really feels in Rochefort

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.

Rochefort 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
Jan10° / 7211.58.92.0
Feb11° / 539.4102.6
Mar14° / 5510.511.64.0
Apr16° / 5910.413.35.1
May20° / 11°6311.614.76.0
Jun23° / 14°508.315.57.0
Jul25° / 16°376.815.27.4
Aug26° / 16°427.1147.4
Sep23° / 13°517.812.37.1
Oct18° / 11°7711.510.75.6
Nov13° / 8312.29.33.5
Dec10° / 8012.18.52.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63565
73565
83763
93763
103862
113763
123862
133961
143961
154159
164258
174357
184456
194456
204654
214654
224753
234852
244852
254852
264852
274753
284753
294654
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rochefort gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.6 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 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1539
1639
1738
1837
1937
2036
2136
2235
2335
2434
2534
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3134

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
388120
486131
586131
685141
785141
885141
984151
1084151
1185141
1285141
1384142
1484142
1584142
1683152
1783152
1883152
1981163
2080173
2179183
2277194
2376204
2474224
2572235
2670255
2768266
2867276
2965296
3063307
3163307

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 5:59 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:598:03
214.15:578:04
314.25:568:06
414.25:548:07
514.35:538:08
614.35:518:10
714.35:508:11
814.45:498:12
914.45:478:13
1014.55:468:15
1114.55:448:16
1214.65:438:17
1314.65:428:18
1414.75:418:20
1514.75:398:21
1614.75:388:22
1714.85:378:23
1814.85:368:25
1914.95:358:26
2014.95:348:27
2114.95:338:28
2215.05:328:29
2315.05:318:30
2415.05:308:31
2515.15:298:32
2615.15:288:33
2715.15:278:34
2815.25:268:36
2915.25:268:36
3015.25:258:37
3115.25:248:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.71 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
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rochefort?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rochefort for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rochefort in May

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

In May, Rochefort sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rochefort in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 1 to Aug 23 — about 0.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Rochefort 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 Rochefort peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 19UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rochefort?

Rochefort sits at 45.9°N, 1.0°W, 15 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is La Rochelle, 28 km away.

Topography around Rochefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rochefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Rochefort is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
282 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: La Rochelle 28 km · Saintes 34 km · Royan 35 km · Cognac 57 km · Niort 58 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 60 km · Les Sables-d'Olonne 88 km · La Roche-sur-Yon 88 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 Rochefort (45.943°, -0.9677°, elevation 15 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).