When to go · Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (cool, many hotels closed, check).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (cool, many hotels closed, check).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Saint-Tropez's best window: Jun–Sep (beach season, festivals, check).
- JulyGreatInside Saint-Tropez's best window: Jun–Sep (beach season, festivals, check).
- AugustGreatInside Saint-Tropez's best window: Jun–Sep (beach season, festivals, check).
- SeptemberGreatInside Saint-Tropez's best window: Jun–Sep (beach season, festivals, check).
Weather in May
- Saint-TropezHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °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 Saint-Tropez, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °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: 5
Jun: 4 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (cool, many hotels closed, check).
June: Inside Saint-Tropez's best window: Jun–Sep (beach season, festivals, check).
Saint-Tropez: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.