What is the typical weather like in May in Alsace? Internet shows avg high 69, low 49. I know it can rain avg 11 days. Is there any humidity there? Trying to decide if need a place with AC. We'll be out sightseeing most days so mainly need it for AM and sleeping. Many places don't have it.
Posted by
Washington DC
27142 posts
You can find actual, historical, day-by-day temperatures for most cities and towns on the website timeanddate.com. I find that much more useful than monthly averages. The latter hide extremes and are often based on time periods that cut off many years ago. The climate charts in most cities' Wikipedia entries, for example, are based on weather up through 2010.
Here's the timeanddate info for May 2021 in Colmar. Definitely go back several years (I usually go back 5 years), to get a good feel for what you might run into.
Posted by
Paris
6907 posts
Humidity is typically much lower, than, say, on the US East coast in summer. And the likelihood of a heatwave with high nighttime temperatures is low anywhere in France in May.
However, a room with AC won't necessarily be more expensive. It is merely likely to be less charming, since older/traditional hotels are the ones without AC.
Posted by
North Georgia, USA
1097 posts
We were in Colmar in mid-June 2017 and they were having a heat wave. I'm from the southeast US and I know heat! The humidity was not as bad as what we're used to here. We were in a place with no A/C and the first night was pretty uncomfortable. The second day we went and bought a 20 euro fan and the next two nights were fine.
Posted by
OP
Oregon, USA
115 posts
Thanks everyone for your input. I'll take a look at these historical weather patterns and go from there. Merci!