When to go · Samoëns
Samoëns in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep (summer), Dec–Mar (ski)). Across France: Long weekends (1 May, 8 May, Ascension) fill trains; otherwise mild and green. Cannes festival lifts Riviera prices mid-month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep (summer), Dec–Mar (ski)). Across France: Long weekends (1 May, 8 May, Ascension) fill trains; otherwise mild and green. Cannes festival lifts Riviera prices mid-month.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- SamoënsHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 13 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 Samoëns, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
Jan: 10 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep (summer), Dec–Mar (ski)). Across France: Long weekends (1 May, 8 May, Ascension) fill trains; otherwise mild and green. Cannes festival lifts Riviera prices mid-month.
January: Inside Samoëns's best window: Jun–Sep (summer), Dec–Mar (ski).
Samoëns: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast