Villeurbanne weather in May

In May, Villeurbanne sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Villeurbanne's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villeurbanne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:15 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Villeurbanne is commune in the metropolis of Lyon, France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
9,053/km²
people per km²

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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Villeurbanne reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Villeurbanne

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.

Villeurbanne weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7612.32.48.90.8
Feb / 6210.21.910.11.6
Mar13° / 6510.80.711.63.7
Apr17° / 8111.20.213.35.2
May21° / 11°8812.1014.76.1
Jun25° / 14°8011.3015.46.6
Jul27° / 16°759.5015.26.7
Aug27° / 16°759.4013.96.8
Sep22° / 13°939.6012.36.8
Oct17° / 10011.50.110.75.2
Nov11° / 10612.40.79.32.5
Dec / 8312.31.78.51.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
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43664
53565
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83664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villeurbanne gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.1 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 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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942
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1141
1240
1340
1439
1539
1638
1738
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59460
69460
79370
89370
99280
109280
119280
129280
139280
149190
159091
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1987121
2086122
2185132
2284142
2381163
2480173
2578193
2676204
2774224
2872235
2971245
3069256
3167267

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:36 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:367:39
214.15:347:41
314.15:337:42
414.25:317:43
514.25:307:44
614.35:287:46
714.35:277:47
814.45:267:48
914.45:247:50
1014.55:237:51
1114.55:217:52
1214.65:207:53
1314.65:197:55
1414.65:187:56
1514.75:167:57
1614.75:157:58
1714.85:147:59
1814.85:138:01
1914.85:128:02
2014.95:118:03
2114.95:108:04
2214.95:098:05
2315.05:088:06
2415.05:078:07
2515.05:068:08
2615.15:058:09
2715.15:048:10
2815.15:038:11
2915.25:038:12
3015.25:028:13
3115.25:018:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Villeurbanne?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Villeurbanne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villeurbanne in May

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

In May, Villeurbanne sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Villeurbanne 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 Villeurbanne peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Villeurbanne 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 Villeurbanne is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2217 µg/m³Jul 2412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Villeurbanne?

Villeurbanne sits at 45.8°N, 4.9°E, 177 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lyon 03, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Villeurbanne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villeurbanne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Villeurbanne is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
468 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lyon 03 2.0 km · Lyon 06 2.0 km · Lyon 3.0 km · Lyon 08 3.0 km · Lyon 01 3.0 km · Lyon 07 4.0 km · Lyon 02 4.0 km · Bron 4.0 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 Villeurbanne (45.766°, 4.8795°, elevation 177 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).