When to go · Chablis
Chablis in May
Great month. Inside Chablis's best window: May–June (festival) and Sep–Oct (wine harvest).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Inside Chablis's best window: May–June (festival) and Sep–Oct (wine harvest).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Chablis in this guide.
Weather in May
- ChablisHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 8 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 Chablis, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jun: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
May: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Jun: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jun: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Chablis's best window: May–June (festival) and Sep–Oct (wine harvest).
June: Inside Chablis's best window: May–June (festival) and Sep–Oct (wine harvest).
Chablis: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings