Briançon Weather in May
Briançon in May
The short of it: Briançon in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 49 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 16° · low 5° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Briançon an average May high of 16°, a low of 5° and some 92 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 49 min in mid-May, 83 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, Briançon runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Embrun, 39 km to the SSW, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Briançon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 70 mm |
| SusaPiedmont | 42 km NE | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 48 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 85 mm |
| AiraliPiedmont | 49 km E | 21° | 12° | 93 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 54 km E | 21° | 12° | 96 mm |
| GiavenoPiedmont | 58 km ENE | 20° | 10° | 98 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 58 km SW | 20° | 8° | 67 mm |
| AviglianaPiedmont | 63 km ENE | 21° | 11° | 99 mm |