When to go · Bordeaux
Bordeaux in May
Great month. Inside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C71°F / 11°C53°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Bordeaux
Inside Bordeaux's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Weather in May
- BordeauxHighs around 21.7 °C, lows around 11.4 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 71 °F, lows around 53 °F, rain on about 11 days
- Atlantic west, France · Brittany, Normandy coast, Bordeaux, Biarritzbest weather
Rain in any month; mild summers without much heat. The Basque coast is greener and wetter than people expect.
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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast