January in Bordeaux: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 86 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Bordeaux — 4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Bordeaux — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Expect 9°C (47°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 77 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Bordeaux — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
March in Bordeaux — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.5/10March averages 11°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 77 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 2.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Bordeaux — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 8.5/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 68 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Bordeaux at 8.5/10 (4th of 12), just behind July at 9.6/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
May is one of the strongest months in Bordeaux (5th)
Best window · 8.5/10May averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 81 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.8 hours of daylight.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bordeaux (5th of 12); only July scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June in Bordeaux: strong conditions, 8th of 12
Good · 7.4/10At 21°C (69°F) this is comfortable city weather in June, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
147 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Bordeaux — 2.2 points higher on the same scale.
July in Bordeaux — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.6/10At 22°C (71°F) this is comfortable city weather in July, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
With around 41 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Bordeaux at 9.6/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
August in Bordeaux — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.5/10August averages 22°C (72°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 44 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14 daylight hours.
A 9.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bordeaux (2nd of 12); only July scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
September is one of the strongest months in Bordeaux (3rd)
Best window · 8.6/10September averages 19°C (66°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 73 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 hours of daylight.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bordeaux (3rd of 12); only July scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October in Bordeaux — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.8/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 95 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Bordeaux — 1.8 points higher on the same scale.
November in Bordeaux: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6/10Expect 11°C (51°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
112 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 6/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Bordeaux — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
December in Bordeaux: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.5/10December averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 91 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 14 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.5/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
