Vierzon weather in May

In May, Vierzon sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.8 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 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vierzon's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vierzon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:22 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vierzon 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
6189
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
131910
141910
152010
162010
172010
182010
192010
202010
212110
222111
232111
242111
252111
262111
272111
282211
292211
302212
312212

How May really feels in Vierzon

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.

Vierzon 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 / 65121.18.71.0
Feb / 5510.41.2101.6
Mar13° / 58110.411.63.5
Apr16° / 6110.9013.34.9
May20° / 10°7311.9014.85.9
Jun24° / 13°549.3015.66.7
Jul26° / 15°548.6015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°478.40146.9
Sep22° / 11°548012.46.8
Oct17° / 7311.4010.65.1
Nov11° / 7112.60.29.12.6
Dec / 7612.90.68.41.2

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42773
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163268
173268
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233565
243664
253664
263664
273664
283565
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vierzon gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.9 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 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
442
541
641
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49370
59280
69280
79190
89190
990100
1089101
1189101
1288111
1388111
1488111
1587121
1687121
1785132
1884142
1983152
2083152
2181163
2280173
2378184
2477194
2575205
2674215
2773216
2872226
2970237
3069238
3168248

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
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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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:447:54
214.25:427:55
314.35:417:57
414.35:397:58
514.45:387:59
614.45:368:01
714.55:348:02
814.55:338:03
914.65:328:05
1014.65:308:06
1114.65:298:07
1214.75:278:09
1314.75:268:10
1414.85:258:11
1514.85:238:13
1614.95:228:14
1714.95:218:15
1814.95:208:16
1915.05:188:18
2015.05:178:19
2115.15:168:20
2215.15:158:21
2315.15:148:22
2415.25:138:24
2515.25:128:25
2615.25:118:26
2715.35:108:27
2815.35:108:28
2915.35:098:29
3015.45:088:30
3115.45:078:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
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 Vierzon?

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
3.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vierzon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vierzon in May

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

In May, Vierzon 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 Vierzon 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 Vierzon peaks around July 24 at about 7 (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 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vierzon?

Vierzon sits at 47.2°N, 2.1°E, 103 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Romorantin-Lanthenay, 29 km away.

Topography around Vierzon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vierzon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Vierzon is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
391 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Romorantin-Lanthenay 29 km · Bourges 29 km · Châteauroux 54 km · Gien 67 km · Blois 69 km · Olivet 72 km · Orléans 77 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 77 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 Vierzon (47.2219°, 2.0684°, elevation 103 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).