Weather in Rennes in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Rennes in May
Going from a maximum of +84°F during the day to a minimum of +41°F during the night, the temperature in May averages around +70°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +68°F.
Is Rennes warm or cold in May?
Rennes is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +59°F to +64°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +43°F to +48°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 Rennes:
Climate in Rennes in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +59°F | +64°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +30°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +86°F | +100°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 51 mm | 67 mm | 56 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 74% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +59°F to +64°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 51 mm to 67 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Rennes is gradually increasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Rennes?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Rennes in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+58°F) and the highest in 1989 (+73°F). The driest year was 1991 with only 20 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1981 with 239 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rennes, 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.