Fouras Weather in May
Fouras in May
The short of it: Fouras in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 12° · rain 52 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Fouras an average May high of 20°, a low of 12° and some 52 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Fouras runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Châtelaillon-Plage, 9 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Fouras, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelaillon-PlageNew Aquitaine | 9 km N | 20° | 11° | 50 mm |
| SoubiseNew Aquitaine | 10 km SE | 20° | 11° | 52 mm |
| RochefortNew Aquitaine | 11 km ESE | 20° | 11° | 54 mm |
| Boyard-VilleNew Aquitaine | 12 km WSW | 20° | 11° | 50 mm |
| AngoulinsNew Aquitaine | 13 km N | 20° | 11° | 50 mm |
| ÉchillaisNew Aquitaine | 15 km SE | 20° | 11° | 56 mm |
| Dolus-d'OléronNew Aquitaine | 16 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 51 mm |
| Bourcefranc-le-ChapusNew Aquitaine | 16 km SSW | 20° | 12° | 53 mm |