When to go · Carcassonne
Carcassonne in May
Great month. Inside Carcassonne's best window: May–June, September–October.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Inside Carcassonne's best window: May–June, September–October.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Carcassonne in this guide.
Weather in May
- CarcassonneHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 9 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 Carcassonne, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Carcassonne's best window: May–June, September–October.
June: Inside Carcassonne's best window: May–June, September–October.
Carcassonne: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.