Autun Weather in May
Autun in May
The short of it: Autun in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 73 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Autun an average May high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 73 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 4th 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Autun runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Le Creusot, 18 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Autun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le CreusotBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 18 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 70 mm |
| Le BreuilBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 21 km SE | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |
| TorcyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 23 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 69 mm |
| MontchaninBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 26 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 68 mm |
| BlanzyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 29 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 67 mm |
| Saint-LeuBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 29 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Sanvignes-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 32 km S | 20° | 9° | 67 mm |
| Montceau-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 32 km S | 20° | 9° | 68 mm |