Désertines Weather in May
Désertines in May
The short of it: Désertines in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Désertines an average May high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 min in mid-May, 96 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Désertines runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Louvigné-du-Désert, 19 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Désertines, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louvigné-du-DésertBrittany | 19 km W | 18° | 9° | 60 mm |
| ErnéePays de la Loire | 20 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtNormandy | 20 km NW | 18° | 9° | 58 mm |
| MayennePays de la Loire | 26 km SE | 19° | 9° | 57 mm |
| FougèresBrittany | 28 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| FlersNormandy | 37 km NE | 18° | 8° | 59 mm |
| La Ferté-MacéNormandy | 40 km ENE | 18° | 8° | 58 mm |
| VireNormandy | 41 km N | 18° | 9° | 58 mm |