Dole Weather in May
Dole in May
The short of it: Dole in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 94 mm · daylight 15 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & April
Thirty years of records give Dole an average May high of 21°, a low of 10° and some 94 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 21°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 3 min in mid-May, 91 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 August and April.
Against its neighbours, Dole runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Damparis, 6 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Dole, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DamparisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 6 km WSW | 21° | 10° | 91 mm |
| TavauxBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 9 km SW | 21° | 10° | 91 mm |
| AuxonneBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 14 km NW | 21° | 10° | 85 mm |
| GenlisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 26 km NW | 21° | 10° | 79 mm |
| Saint-VitBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 27 km ENE | 21° | 10° | 97 mm |
| ArboisBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 30 km SE | 20° | 9° | 104 mm |
| PolignyBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 33 km SSE | 21° | 10° | 103 mm |
| Salins-les-BainsBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 34 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 104 mm |