Embrun Weather in May
Embrun in May
The short of it: Embrun in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 70 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Embrun brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 min in mid-May, 82 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Embrun runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Barcelonnette, 23 km to the SSE, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Embrun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarcelonnetteProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 23 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 82 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 33 km W | 20° | 8° | 67 mm |
| BriançonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 92 mm |
| Digne-les-BainsProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 56 km SSW | 21° | 9° | 61 mm |
| SisteronProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 60 km SW | 22° | 9° | 60 mm |
| Laragne-MontéglinProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 60 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Torre PellicePiedmont | 64 km ENE | 20° | 11° | 94 mm |
| AiraliPiedmont | 66 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 93 mm |