Weather in Lyon in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lyon in May
The temperature in May is +21°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +28°C during the day and a minimum of +6°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 41% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +27°C.
Is Lyon warm or cold in May?
Lyon is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +21°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +7°C to +11°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 Lyon:
Climate in Lyon in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +21°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | +1°C | +6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +34°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 82 mm | 100 mm | 89 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 68% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| 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 +16°C to +21°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 82 mm to 100 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 8 sunny days in April to 7 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 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 Lyon is gradually decreasing during May, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Lyon?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lyon in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+15°C) and the highest in 2023 (+20°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 641 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1987 with 1253 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lyon, 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.