Dour Weather in May
Dour in May
The short of it: Dour in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 62 mm · daylight 15 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Dour brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 8°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 26 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Dour runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Mons, 14 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonsWallonia | 14 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| ValenciennesHauts-de-France | 18 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| MaubeugeHauts-de-France | 19 km SE | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| BincheWallonia | 27 km E | 19° | 8° | 64 mm |
| La LouvièreWallonia | 31 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 65 mm |
| TournaiWallonia | 36 km NW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| GeraardsbergenFlanders | 43 km N | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| CambraiHauts-de-France | 46 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 59 mm |