When to go · Bordeaux
Bordeaux in May
Great month. Inside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (71°F)71°F (22°C) / 11°C (53°F)53°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Inside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Bordeaux in this guide.
Weather in May
- BordeauxHighs around 21.7 °C (71 °F), lows around 11.4 °C (53 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 71 °F (21.7 °C), lows around 53 °F (11.4 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Atlantic west, France · Brittany, Normandy coast, Bordeaux, Biarritzbest weather
Rain in any month; mild summers without much heat. The Basque coast is greener and wetter than people expect.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day big impact
1 May · France
Almost everything closes, including many museums; lily-of-the-valley sold on streets.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · France overall
- Medium
- Prices · France overall
- Medium
France overall: Long weekends (1 May, 8 May, Ascension) fill trains; otherwise mild and green. Cannes festival lifts Riviera prices mid-month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bordeaux, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 21.7 °C (71 °F)71 °F (21.7 °C)
Jun: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
May: 11.4 °C (53 °F)53 °F (11.4 °C)
Jun: 14.6 °C (58 °F)58 °F (14.6 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Jun: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
June: Inside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Bordeaux: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast