Ambert Weather in May
Ambert in May
The short of it: Ambert in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 72 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Ambert an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 72 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 85 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Ambert runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Montbrison, 26 km to the ENE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Ambert, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MontbrisonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26 km ENE | 21° | 9° | 68 mm |
| ThiersAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 37 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 75 mm |
| IssoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km W | 20° | 8° | 71 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 39 km E | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |
| BrioudeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40 km SW | 20° | 8° | 66 mm |
| Andrézieux-BouthéonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40 km E | 21° | 10° | 69 mm |
| Aurec-sur-LoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 41 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 72 mm |
| LezouxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 42 km NW | 20° | 8° | 72 mm |