Climate averages 1991–2020
Perpignan weather
in May.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Perpignan: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 36 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Béziers (76 km away). In May its highs average 20.0°C, 1.5°C cooler than Perpignan, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 57 cities listed in France, Perpignan ranks 5th of 57 for the warmest May highs and 7th of 57 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 57 cities is 18.9°C; Perpignan is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 50 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Perpignan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 58 | 6.8 | 9.49 h |
| February | 12.1°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 43 | 5.2 | 10.511 h |
| March | 15.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 50 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.9°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 62 | 8.3 | 13.413 h |
| May, selected | 21.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 50 | 6.9 | 14.615 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 26 | 4.7 | 15.315 h |
| July | 29.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 19 | 3.6 | 15.015 h |
| August | 28.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 30 | 4.7 | 13.914 h |
| September | 24.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 55 | 5.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 20.1°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 87 | 7.9 | 11.111 h |
| November | 14.8°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 67 | 7.2 | 9.810 h |
| December | 11.6°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 56 | 6.2 | 9.19 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Béziers in MayFrance · 76 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Girona in MaySpain · 80 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 91 mm rain
- Andorra la Vella in MayAndorra · 114 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.0°C · 106 mm rain
- Montpellier in MayFrance · 129 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Mataró in MaySpain · 134 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Manresa in MaySpain · 139 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.0°C · 77 mm rain
- Sabadell in MaySpain · 144 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 55 mm rain
- Terrassa in MaySpain · 145 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.3°C · 55 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Perpignan) is explained once on the Perpignan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.