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When to go · Marseille

Marseille in May

Great month. Inside Marseille's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
24°C (75°F) / 13°C (55°F)
average high / low
Rain days
5
Crowds
Medium
France overall
Prices
Medium
France overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Marseille

Inside Marseille's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Is another month better than May?

No other month rates higher than May for Marseille in this guide.

Weather in May

Long-term averages
  • MarseilleHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 5 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 Marseille, side by side.

  • Verdict

    May: Great

    Jun: Great

  • Daytime high

    May: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)

  • Night low

    May: 13 °C (55 °F)

    Jun: 17 °C (63 °F)

  • Rain days

    May: 5

    Jun: 4 (better)

  • Crowds

    May: Medium

    Jun: High

  • Prices

    May: Medium

    Jun: High

  • Festivals listed

    May: 1

    Jun: 0

May: Inside Marseille's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

June: Inside Marseille's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Marseille: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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