Romorantin-Lanthenay weather in May

In May, Romorantin-Lanthenay sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Romorantin-Lanthenay's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Romorantin-Lanthenay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:23 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
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 Romorantin-Lanthenay 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 15°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
3188
4189
5189
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
131910
142010
152010
162010
172010
182010
192010
202010
212110
222111
232111
242111
252111
262111
272111
282211
292211
302212
312212

How May really feels in Romorantin-Lanthenay

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.

Romorantin-Lanthenay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6011.50.98.71.1
Feb / 5010.119.91.7
Mar13° / 5310.50.311.63.6
Apr16° / 5811013.34.9
May20° / 10°6911.5014.95.9
Jun24° / 13°519.3015.76.8
Jul26° / 15°518.3015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°468.2014.17.0
Sep22° / 11°507.8012.46.9
Oct17° / 6911.2010.65.1
Nov11° / 6612.10.19.12.7
Dec / 7012.40.78.31.3

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
143169
153169
163268
173367
183367
193466
203565
213664
223664
233763
243763
253763
263862
273763
283664
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Romorantin-Lanthenay gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.5 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
640
739
839
939
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2235
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
29460
39460
49370
59280
69280
79190
89190
990100
1090100
1190100
1289101
1388111
1488111
1587121
1687121
1786131
1885132
1984142
2083152
2181163
2280173
2379183
2477194
2577194
2675205
2774215
2872226
2971236
3070237
3169247

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:457:55
214.25:437:57
314.35:427:58
414.35:408:00
514.45:388:01
614.45:378:02
714.55:358:04
814.55:348:05
914.65:328:06
1014.65:318:08
1114.75:308:09
1214.75:288:10
1314.85:278:12
1414.85:258:13
1514.85:248:14
1614.95:238:16
1714.95:228:17
1815.05:208:18
1915.05:198:19
2015.05:188:21
2115.15:178:22
2215.15:168:23
2315.25:158:24
2415.25:148:25
2515.25:138:27
2615.35:128:28
2715.35:118:29
2815.35:108:30
2915.45:098:31
3015.45:098:32
3115.45:088:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Romorantin-Lanthenay?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Romorantin-Lanthenay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Romorantin-Lanthenay in May

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

In May, Romorantin-Lanthenay sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Romorantin-Lanthenay 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 Romorantin-Lanthenay peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Romorantin-Lanthenay?

Romorantin-Lanthenay sits at 47.4°N, 1.8°E, 95 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vierzon, 29 km away.

Topography around Romorantin-Lanthenay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Romorantin-Lanthenay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.

The land around Romorantin-Lanthenay is covered by trees (46%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
402 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Vierzon 29 km · Blois 41 km · Olivet 56 km · Bourges 58 km · Orléans 61 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 61 km · Châteauroux 62 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 63 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 Romorantin-Lanthenay (47.3667°, 1.75°, elevation 95 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).