When to go · Boutx
Boutx in May
Great month. Inside Boutx's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, May–Sep for hiking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Inside Boutx's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, May–Sep for hiking.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Boutx in this guide.
Weather in May
- BoutxHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 5 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 Boutx, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Rain days
May: 5 (better)
Jan: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Boutx's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, May–Sep for hiking.
January: Inside Boutx's best window: Dec–Mar for ski, May–Sep for hiking.
Boutx: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings