The current weather forecast for the eighth race weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Circuit de Monaco in the Mediterranean principality
These are crucial questions every race weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Namely: What is the weather forecast? Can wet track conditions be expected at the venue? Will intermediate or even rain tires be needed? Or will it simply remain dry from practice through qualifying to the race, with dry tires sufficient? In short: What do drivers such as Nico Hülkenberg, Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton need to prepare for?
To answer these questions, our editors keep a close eye on the weather at the Formula 1 venues several days before the start of testing or race weekends. As the event progresses, this preview article is updated with the latest weather information, including temperature in degrees Celsius, wind speed, cloud cover, and expected precipitation for each day of the weekend.
The result is the most accurate weather forecast possible for each Grand Prix of the 2025 Formula 1 season. However, all information is provided without guarantee, as some motorsport venues, such as Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring, are known for particularly changeable weather that cannot always be accurately predicted. Rainfall can also occur there without warning.
The next Formula 1 race will take place in Monaco from May 23 to 25, 2025, for the Monaco Grand Prix, the eighth race of the year.
Friday will start with pleasant conditions in Monaco, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 20 degrees Celsius during the first practice session. It will remain mostly sunny in the afternoon with only a few clouds in the sky. The chance of rain is low, so dry track conditions are expected.
The wind will be moderate from the southwest at speeds of around ten km/h, which will result in a tailwind on the home straight, for example. Individual gusts will reach over 20 km/h.
2nd free practice, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
In the late afternoon, the weather remains stable: temperatures remain just below 20 degrees Celsius and the sky remains mostly clear. The wind eases slightly and blows from the southwest at less than ten km/h. Once again, there is no rain in sight.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
3rd free practice, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Saturday morning begins cloudy in Monaco. Thunderstorms with showers are expected in the late morning, so wet track conditions are likely for the third free practice session. The rain is likely to continue throughout the afternoon.
Temperatures will reach a maximum of 18 degrees Celsius, with winds from the southwest averaging ten km/h and gusting up to 20 km/h in some areas.
Qualifying, starting at 4:00 p.m.
The wind will pick up slightly for qualifying and veer west-southwest, averaging 12 km/h with gusts of up to 25 km/h. It will remain rainy and could get wet again at around 18 degrees Celsius with lots of clouds over the Circuit de Monaco.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Race, starting at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday is likely to be the warmest day of the race weekend in Monaco, with temperatures just above 20 degrees Celsius. However, it is expected to be mostly cloudy at the time of the race in the afternoon, with no further rain.
The wind will be slightly stronger than on previous days, averaging around 15 km/h, but will again come from the southwest, providing a tailwind on the home straight.
Initial forecasts for the following race weekend in Barcelona:
At the beginning of June, daytime temperatures in Barcelona will average between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, with up to ten hours of sunshine per day. The probability of rain is low, with only four to five rainy days throughout June.
