Arbois Weather in May
Arbois in May
The short of it: Arbois in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 104 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Arbois an average May high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 104 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-May, 90 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Arbois runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Champagnole, 21 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Arbois, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChampagnoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 21 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 105 mm |
| DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 30 km NW | 21° | 10° | 94 mm |
| Lons-le-SaunierBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 30 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 108 mm |
| BesançonBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 43 km NNE | 21° | 9° | 102 mm |
| AuxonneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 44 km NW | 21° | 10° | 85 mm |
| PontarlierBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 44 km E | 16° | 6° | 110 mm |
| MorezBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 46 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 110 mm |
| LouhansBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 52 km SW | 22° | 11° | 93 mm |