When to go · Les Gets
Les Gets in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (limited snow, fewer activities).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (limited snow, fewer activities).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Les Gets's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (mountain biking).
- JulyGreatInside Les Gets's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (mountain biking).
- AugustGreatInside Les Gets's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (mountain biking).
- SeptemberGreatInside Les Gets's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (mountain biking).
Weather in May
- Les GetsHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 11 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 Les Gets, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
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: Apr–May (limited snow, fewer activities).
January: Inside Les Gets's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (mountain biking).
Les Gets: 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