When to go · Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Late April–May (variable snow) .
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Late April–May (variable snow) .
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Bourg-Saint-Maurice's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking).
- JulyGreatInside Bourg-Saint-Maurice's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking).
- AugustGreatInside Bourg-Saint-Maurice's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking).
- SeptemberGreatInside Bourg-Saint-Maurice's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking).
Weather in May
- Bourg-Saint-MauriceHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 9 days
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 Bourg-Saint-Maurice, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Late April–May (variable snow) .
January: Inside Bourg-Saint-Maurice's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking).
Bourg-Saint-Maurice: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings