Épinal Weather in May
Épinal in May
The short of it: Épinal in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 78 mm · daylight 15 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Épinal brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 10 min in mid-May, 94 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Épinal runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Golbey, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Épinal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GolbeyGrand Est | 2 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 78 mm |
| Thaon-les-VosgesGrand Est | 8 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 74 mm |
| RemiremontGrand Est | 21 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 89 mm |
| MirecourtGrand Est | 27 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 69 mm |
| GérardmerGrand Est | 34 km ESE | 15° | 6° | 110 mm |
| Raon-l'ÉtapeGrand Est | 38 km NE | 19° | 8° | 76 mm |
| Saint-Dié-des-VosgesGrand Est | 38 km ENE | 18° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-BainsBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 41 km S | 20° | 8° | 87 mm |