Barcelonnette Weather in May
Barcelonnette in May
The short of it: Barcelonnette in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 82 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Barcelonnette an average May high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 82 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-May, 82 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Barcelonnette runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Digne-les-Bains, 47 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Barcelonnette, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digne-les-BainsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 47 km SW | 21° | 9° | 61 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 49 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 67 mm |
| BriançonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 57 km N | 16° | 5° | 92 mm |
| SisteronProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 60 km WSW | 22° | 9° | 60 mm |
| Borgo San DalmazzoPiedmont | 67 km E | 20° | 12° | 74 mm |
| CuneoPiedmont | 71 km E | 21° | 13° | 72 mm |
| SaluzzoPiedmont | 73 km ENE | 22° | 13° | 79 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 77 km NE | 21° | 12° | 96 mm |