Bordeaux · Month comparison

November vs May

May ranks #1 overall vs November at #8. Bordeaux Wine Festival Marathon prep — the city in spring with vineyards green and rates still soft.

Bordeaux November — wet Place du Parlement at night

November

#8 of 12 months

Strong option

Wettest month — vines stripped, but city restaurants pivot to game and ceps, prices at floor.

  • ↑Game and cep mushroom menus at every neighbourhood bistro
  • ↑Hotel rates at floor — Mama Shelter under €100
Bordeaux May — Médoc vineyard rows in full green

May

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Bordeaux Wine Festival Marathon prep — the city in spring with vineyards green and rates still soft.

  • ↑Vineyards in full leaf, châteaux at their photogenic peak
  • ↑21°C dry afternoons — perfect for Médoc cycling route
FactorNovemberMay
Weather score
5
9
Value score
10
7
Crowd score
10
7
Events score
5
9
Atmosphere
7
10
Avg high temp14°C21°C
Monthly rain110mm80mm
Daily sunshine3hrs7hrs

November trade-offs

  • ↓110mm rain across 13 wet days
  • ↓Many châteaux close to public mid-month for winter

May trade-offs

  • ↓Bank holiday weekends (Ascension, Pentecost) push hotels 30%
  • ↓First wine-tour bus convoys appear at Saint-Émilion
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