Pully weather in May

In May, Pully sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pully's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pully's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:06 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pully reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1157
2157
3157
4157
5157
6157
7158
8158
9158
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
16169
17169
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21179
22179
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251810
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271810
281810
291810
301811
311811

How May really feels in Pully

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.

Pully weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10812.76.88.80.0
Feb / 9611.36.9100.3
Mar / 9412.34.411.61.8
Apr13° / 9012.32.213.33.2
May16° / 120140.414.84.7
Jun20° / 13°10612.8015.55.9
Jul22° / 15°11812.2015.26.6
Aug22° / 15°11612.40146.5
Sep18° / 12°10811.7012.45.7
Oct14° / 10112.40.310.73.9
Nov / 11613.13.29.21.6
Dec / 12513.56.68.40.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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 (%)
13664
23664
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103961
113961
123961
133961
144060
154159
164258
174258
184258
194456
204555
214654
224654
234654
244753
254753
264753
274852
284753
294753
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pully gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1492
2492
3492
4502
5492
6492
7492
8482
9482
10482
11471
12471
13471
14471
15461
16461
17451
18451
19441
20441
21431
22431
23420
24420
25420
26420
27420
28420
29430
30440
31440

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24973
25964
26964
27955
28946
29928
30919
318911

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 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 5:27 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:277:34
214.25:267:35
314.25:247:37
414.35:237:38
514.35:217:39
614.45:197:41
714.45:187:42
814.45:177:43
914.55:157:44
1014.55:147:46
1114.65:127:47
1214.65:117:48
1314.75:107:50
1414.75:087:51
1514.85:077:52
1614.85:067:53
1714.85:057:55
1814.95:047:56
1914.95:027:57
2014.95:017:58
2115.05:007:59
2215.04:598:00
2315.14:588:02
2415.14:578:03
2515.14:568:04
2615.24:558:05
2715.24:558:06
2815.24:548:07
2915.34:538:08
3015.34:528:09
3115.34:528:10

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 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 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
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
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 Pully?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pully for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pully in May

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

In May, Pully sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Pully in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pully peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pully?

Pully sits at 46.5°N, 6.7°E, 428 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Lausanne, 2.0 km away.

Thonon-les-BainsMontreuxYverdon-les-BainsBulle

Topography around Pully

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pully has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,386 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,495 m.

The land around Pully is covered by water (36%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (35%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
456 m
16 km
1,386 m
80 km
4,495 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
May weather nearby: Lausanne 2.0 km · Renens 7.0 km · Morges 12 km · Vevey 15 km · Thonon-les-Bains 21 km · Montreux 21 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 30 km · Bulle 32 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Pully (46.5103°, 6.6618°, elevation 428 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).