Toul weather in May

In May, Toul sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 15 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Toul's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:02 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Toul reaches about 19°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 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
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How May really feels in Toul

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.

Toul 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 / 6812.22.68.50.0
Feb / 5710.82.39.80.5
Mar11° / 6211.41.111.62.4
Apr15° / 5811.10.113.44.2
May19° / 7312.30155.5
Jun22° / 12°6410.6015.96.4
Jul24° / 14°5810.4015.56.9
Aug24° / 14°6510.9014.26.7
Sep20° / 11°699.7012.46.1
Oct15° / 6811.6010.54.0
Nov / 7312.30.891.5
Dec / 8213.72.68.10.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103664
113664
123664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Toul gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
642
742
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
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2437
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2738
2838
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3039
3139

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49640
59550
69550
79460
89460
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
149280
159280
169091
179091
189091
1989101
2088102
2187112
2286122
2385132
2483143
2582153
2681163
2780173
2878184
2977194
3074215
3173225

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 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 5:25 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:257:42
214.35:237:44
314.45:227:45
414.45:207:46
514.55:187:48
614.55:177:49
714.65:157:51
814.65:147:52
914.75:127:54
1014.75:107:55
1114.85:097:57
1214.85:087:58
1314.95:067:59
1414.95:058:01
1515.05:038:02
1615.05:028:03
1715.15:018:05
1815.14:598:06
1915.24:588:07
2015.24:578:09
2115.24:568:10
2215.34:558:11
2315.34:548:12
2415.44:528:14
2515.44:518:15
2615.44:508:16
2715.54:508:17
2815.54:498:18
2915.54:488:19
3015.64:478:20
3115.64:468:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
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105.0Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Toul?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Toul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Toul in May

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

In May, Toul sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Toul 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 Toul peaks around July 17 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Toul 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 Toul is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Toul?

Toul sits at 48.7°N, 5.9°E, 209 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Laxou, 19 km away.

Topography around Toul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m.

The land around Toul is covered by trees (31%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (35%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
508 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Laxou 19 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 19 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 21 km · Nancy 22 km · Pont-à-Mousson 28 km · Lunéville 45 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 50 km · Metz 53 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 Toul (48.6808°, 5.8911°, elevation 209 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).