Avranches Weather in May
Avranches in May
The short of it: Avranches in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 57 mm · daylight 15 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Avranches brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 9°, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 14 min in mid-May, 96 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Avranches runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, 23 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Avranches, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtNormandy | 23 km ESE | 18° | 9° | 58 mm |
| GranvilleNormandy | 25 km NW | 17° | 10° | 53 mm |
| Louvigné-du-DésertBrittany | 28 km SE | 18° | 9° | 60 mm |
| Dol-de-BretagneBrittany | 33 km WSW | 19° | 10° | 54 mm |
| CancaleBrittany | 36 km W | 17° | 10° | 51 mm |
| VireNormandy | 38 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 58 mm |
| FougèresBrittany | 39 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| CoutancesNormandy | 41 km N | 17° | 9° | 60 mm |