Saint-Quentin weather in May

In May, Saint-Quentin sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saint-Quentin's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Quentin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:08 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Saint-Quentin reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°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)
1168
2168
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10179
11179
12179
13189
14189
15189
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20189
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302011
312011

How May really feels in Saint-Quentin

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.

Saint-Quentin 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 / 6111.618.40.5
Feb / 5510.81.49.71.0
Mar11° / 5711.50.811.52.6
Apr15° / 5311.20.113.54.1
May18° / 6411.6015.15.4
Jun21° / 12°59110166.1
Jul23° / 14°579.9015.76.8
Aug23° / 14°6510.6014.26.7
Sep20° / 11°489012.46.2
Oct15° / 6111010.54.4
Nov10° / 63120.48.82.0
Dec / 7813.31.380.7

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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
53169
63169
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203565
213466
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Saint-Quentin gets around 64 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
441
541
641
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1341
1441
1541
1640
1740
1839
1939
2038
2138
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2736
2836
2937
3037
3138

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69550
79460
89370
99370
109280
119280
129280
139190
149190
159190
1690100
1789101
1888111
1988111
2087121
2187121
2285132
2384142
2483152
2582153
2681163
2779174
2878184
2976195
3074206
3174206

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:337:55
214.45:317:57
314.55:297:59
414.55:278:00
514.65:268:02
614.75:248:03
714.75:228:05
814.85:208:06
914.85:198:08
1014.95:178:09
1114.95:168:11
1215.05:148:12
1315.05:138:14
1415.15:118:15
1515.15:108:16
1615.25:088:18
1715.25:078:19
1815.35:068:21
1915.35:048:22
2015.35:038:23
2115.45:028:25
2215.45:018:26
2315.54:598:27
2415.54:588:29
2515.54:578:30
2615.64:568:31
2715.64:558:32
2815.74:548:33
2915.74:538:35
3015.74:528:36
3115.84:528:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
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225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saint-Quentin?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Quentin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Quentin in May

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

In May, Saint-Quentin sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Quentin 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 Saint-Quentin peaks around July 14 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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saint-Quentin in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Saint-Quentin is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Saint-Quentin's WHO annual average of 13 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1117 µg/m³Nov 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Quentin?

Saint-Quentin sits at 49.8°N, 3.3°E, 106 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tergnier, 21 km away.

Topography around Saint-Quentin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Quentin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Saint-Quentin is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
354 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tergnier 21 km · Noyon 36 km · Cambrai 37 km · Laon 40 km · Soissons 52 km · Denain 54 km · Sin-le-Noble 58 km · Compiègne 58 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 Saint-Quentin (49.8489°, 3.2876°, elevation 106 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).