French Settlement climate

French Settlement Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Donaldsonville 4 Sw, 33.4 km from French Settlement

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 61°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.64 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at French Settlement, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
5.64 in
Record high
100°FMay 25, 1915
Record low
41°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.6
Daylight
13 h 21 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 182°F61°F95°F 191546°F 199625%0%
May 282°F61°F94°F 191544°F 192525%0%
May 382°F62°F95°F 194949°F 192925%0%
May 482°F62°F95°F 194341°F 201325%0%
May 583°F62°F97°F 195243°F 201325%0%
May 683°F62°F97°F 194947°F 201325%0%
May 783°F63°F95°F 194945°F 199225%0%
May 883°F63°F94°F 192945°F 199225%0%
May 984°F63°F95°F 192945°F 199225%0%
May 1084°F64°F94°F 191648°F 190626%0%
May 1184°F64°F94°F 195550°F 190626%0%
May 1284°F64°F96°F 191642°F 195226%0%
May 1384°F64°F96°F 196244°F 196026%0%
May 1485°F65°F94°F 189949°F 196026%0%
May 1585°F65°F97°F 191550°F 191727%0%
May 1685°F65°F96°F 201850°F 192627%0%
May 1785°F65°F96°F 193346°F 201127%0%
May 1885°F66°F96°F 193347°F 201128%0%
May 1986°F66°F95°F 191551°F 190728%0%
May 2086°F66°F97°F 196249°F 189428%0%
May 2186°F67°F97°F 190551°F 195428%0%
May 2286°F67°F96°F 191551°F 195429%0%
May 2386°F67°F98°F 191550°F 200229%0%
May 2487°F67°F99°F 191549°F 195130%0%
May 2587°F68°F100°F 191553°F 195130%0%
May 2687°F68°F96°F 191552°F 192531%0%
May 2787°F68°F96°F 195750°F 196131%0%
May 2887°F68°F97°F 190553°F 196132%0%
May 2988°F69°F98°F 190556°F 196132%0%
May 3088°F69°F98°F 191155°F 198433%0%
May 3188°F69°F97°F 191155°F 198433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at French Settlement, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00162534 (Donaldsonville 4 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00162534, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.