Water temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May

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Is it warm enough to swim in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May? Average water temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May is 17.8°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May is 22.5°C, and the coldest is 14.9°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer

Changes water temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of May.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	18.4°C	15.6°C	14.9°C	18.4°C
2 May	18.7°C	15.6°C	15.2°C	18.7°C
3 May	18.1°C	15.9°C	15.1°C	18.1°C
4 May	18.1°C	16.2°C	15.3°C	18.1°C
5 May	17.8°C	16.5°C	15.6°C	17.8°C
6 May	18.1°C	16.5°C	15.3°C	18.1°C
7 May	17.5°C	16.5°C	14.9°C	17.9°C
8 May	17.7°C	16.8°C	15.5°C	18.3°C
9 May	18.2°C	17.6°C	15.5°C	18.2°C
10 May	18.1°C	17.8°C	15.6°C	18.3°C
11 May	18.3°C	18.1°C	15.7°C	18.4°C
12 May	18.4°C	18.6°C	16°C	19.2°C
13 May	18.4°C	18.5°C	16.3°C	19.2°C
14 May	19.1°C	18.5°C	16.3°C	19.1°C
15 May	19.3°C	18.1°C	16.1°C	19.3°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	19.1°C	18°C	16.1°C	19.2°C
17 May	18.6°C	17.8°C	16.2°C	19.3°C
18 May	18.7°C	18.2°C	16.2°C	20°C
19 May	18.9°C	18.5°C	16.4°C	20.1°C
20 May	19°C	18.1°C	15.6°C	20.3°C
21 May	18.9°C	18.8°C	16°C	21°C
22 May	18.6°C	18.7°C	16.3°C	20.7°C
23 May	18.6°C	18.6°C	16.6°C	21.5°C
24 May	18.7°C	18.4°C	16.4°C	21.4°C
25 May	19°C	18.8°C	15.9°C	21.5°C
26 May	18.7°C	18.6°C	16.3°C	21.6°C
27 May	19.1°C	19.3°C	16.6°C	22.5°C
28 May	19.3°C	19.6°C	16.8°C	22.4°C
29 May	20.2°C	20°C	16.7°C	21.7°C
30 May	20.8°C	20.3°C	16.5°C	22°C
31 May	20.8°C	20.3°C	16.6°C	22.2°C

Villefranche-sur-Mer water temp chart in May

Average water temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
16.9°C	18°C	18.4°C	16.5°C	18.2°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
16.4°C	19°C	18°C	18°C	18.7°C

Villefranche-sur-Mer sea state in May

Chart comparing the height of waves in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Waves height in Villefranche-sur-Mer in May

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in May. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Cap d'Ail	17.9°C	14.7°C	23°C
Cap Estel	17.9°C	14.7°C	23°C
Eze	17.9°C	14.7°C	23°C
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	17.9°C	14.7°C	23°C
Saint-Laurent-du-Var	17.8°C	14.8°C	22.4°C
Fontvieille	17.9°C	14.6°C	23.1°C
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin	17.9°C	14.6°C	23.1°C
Cagnes-sur-Mer	17.8°C	14.8°C	22.4°C
Villeneuve-Loubet	17.8°C	14.8°C	22.4°C
La Condamine	17.9°C	14.3°C	23°C

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Our report for Villefranche-sur-Mer is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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