Dax Weather in May
Dax in May
The short of it: Dax in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Dax brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 11°, with about 77 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Dax runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Dax, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-lès-DaxNew Aquitaine | 2 km N | 22° | 11° | 77 mm |
| Saint-Vincent-de-TyrosseNew Aquitaine | 21 km WSW | 21° | 11° | 81 mm |
| SoustonsNew Aquitaine | 23 km WNW | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| SoortsNew Aquitaine | 28 km W | 21° | 12° | 80 mm |
| Salies-de-BéarnNew Aquitaine | 28 km SSE | 21° | 11° | 83 mm |
| CapbretonNew Aquitaine | 31 km WSW | 21° | 12° | 80 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-SeignanxNew Aquitaine | 33 km SW | 21° | 12° | 82 mm |
| LabenneNew Aquitaine | 33 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 79 mm |