Arles Weather in May
Arles in May
The short of it: Arles in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 78 mm · daylight 14 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Arles an average May high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 35 min in mid-May, 76 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Arles runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ceret, 10 km to the ENE, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Arles, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeretOccitanie | 10 km ENE | 20° | 11° | 60 mm |
| Le BoulouOccitanie | 18 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 48 mm |
| ThuirOccitanie | 22 km NNE | 22° | 12° | 47 mm |
| Ille-sur-TêtOccitanie | 24 km N | 21° | 11° | 57 mm |
| PradesOccitanie | 25 km NW | 20° | 10° | 70 mm |
| Le SolerOccitanie | 28 km NNE | 22° | 13° | 44 mm |
| ToulougesOccitanie | 29 km NE | 22° | 13° | 44 mm |
| ElneOccitanie | 32 km ENE | 22° | 13° | 40 mm |