When to go · Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in May
Great month. Inside Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's best window: May–Oct; June for the fair.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Inside Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's best window: May–Oct; June for the fair.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in this guide.
Weather in May
- Sainte-Marie-aux-MinesHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 12 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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jun: 11 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's best window: May–Oct; June for the fair.
June: Inside Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines's best window: May–Oct; June for the fair.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines: 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