Weather in Biarritz in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Biarritz in May
Going from a maximum of +90°F during the day to a minimum of +50°F during the night, the temperature in May averages around +70°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 23% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +70°F.
Is Biarritz warm or cold in May?
Biarritz is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +61°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +48°F to +54°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Biarritz:
Climate in Biarritz in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +66°F | +72°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +32°F | +39°F | +46°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +95°F | +109°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 124 mm | 120 mm | 92 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 76% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May typically has worse weather conditions compared to April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +61°F to +66°F during the day. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 124 mm to 120 mm. Humidity rises from 74% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in April to 5 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Biarritz is gradually decreasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Biarritz?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Biarritz in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+62°F) and the highest in 2022 (+78°F). The driest year was 2022 with only 43 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 282 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Biarritz, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.