Boussu Weather in May
Boussu in May
The short of it: Boussu in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 61 mm · daylight 15 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Boussu an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 61 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 27 min in mid-May, 103 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Boussu runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Mons, 11 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Boussu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonsWallonia | 11 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| ValenciennesHauts-de-France | 21 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| MaubeugeHauts-de-France | 21 km SE | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| BincheWallonia | 26 km E | 19° | 8° | 64 mm |
| La LouvièreWallonia | 28 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 65 mm |
| TournaiWallonia | 34 km NW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| HalleFlanders | 46 km NE | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| CharleroiWallonia | 46 km E | 19° | 9° | 65 mm |