When to go · Rennes-le-Château
Rennes-le-Château in May
Great month. Inside Rennes-le-Château's best window: Apr–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Inside Rennes-le-Château's best window: Apr–Oct.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Rennes-le-Château in this guide.
Weather in May
- Rennes-le-ChâteauHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), 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 Rennes-le-Château, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Apr: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Apr: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 5
Apr: 5
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 0
May: Inside Rennes-le-Château's best window: Apr–Oct.
April: Inside Rennes-le-Château's best window: Apr–Oct.
Rennes-le-Château: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.