Cognac Weather in May
Cognac in May
The short of it: Cognac in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (51 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 62 mm · daylight 14 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & September
May in Cognac brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 54 min in mid-May, 86 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Cognac runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Châteaubernard, 3 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Cognac, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChâteaubernardNew Aquitaine | 3 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 62 mm |
| JarnacNew Aquitaine | 12 km E | 22° | 10° | 61 mm |
| ChaniersNew Aquitaine | 18 km W | 21° | 10° | 60 mm |
| PonsNew Aquitaine | 21 km SW | 21° | 10° | 61 mm |
| Châteauneuf-sur-CharenteNew Aquitaine | 24 km ESE | 22° | 10° | 62 mm |
| SaintesNew Aquitaine | 24 km WNW | 21° | 11° | 59 mm |
| Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireNew Aquitaine | 28 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 65 mm |
| JonzacNew Aquitaine | 29 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 65 mm |