Coutances Weather in May
Coutances in May
The short of it: Coutances in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 16 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Coutances brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 16 min in mid-May, 98 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Coutances runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Donville-les-Bains, 24 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Coutances, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donville-les-BainsNormandy | 24 km SSW | 17° | 10° | 53 mm |
| GranvilleNormandy | 26 km SSW | 17° | 10° | 53 mm |
| AgneauxNormandy | 26 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Saint-LôNormandy | 27 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Saint-Pair-sur-MerNormandy | 27 km SSW | 17° | 10° | 54 mm |
| Villedieu-les-PoêlesNormandy | 29 km SE | 17° | 8° | 62 mm |
| Condé-sur-VireNormandy | 30 km E | 18° | 9° | 58 mm |
| CarentanNormandy | 32 km NNE | 17° | 9° | 56 mm |