Weather in Geneva in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Geneva in May
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +24°C.
Is Geneva warm or cold in May?
Geneva is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +14°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +5°C to +9°C.
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 Geneva:
Climate in Geneva in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +19°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -1°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +32°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 116 mm | 150 mm | 157 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 68% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +14°C to +19°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 116 mm to 150 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 68%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. 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 2 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Geneva is gradually increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Geneva?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Geneva in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+18°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 1095 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1882 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Geneva, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.