Gilly Weather in May
Gilly in May
The short of it: Gilly in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 27 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 9° · rain 64 mm · daylight 15 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Gilly an average May high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 64 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 8th 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Gilly runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Charleroi, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gilly, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CharleroiWallonia | 3 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 65 mm |
| ChâteletWallonia | 4 km SE | 19° | 9° | 63 mm |
| La LouvièreWallonia | 22 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 65 mm |
| BincheWallonia | 22 km W | 19° | 8° | 64 mm |
| NamurWallonia | 28 km E | 19° | 9° | 61 mm |
| Louvain-la-NeuveWallonia | 29 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 61 mm |
| Braine-l'AlleudWallonia | 30 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 62 mm |
| WaterlooWallonia | 33 km N | 18° | 9° | 62 mm |