Gex Weather in May
Gex in May
The short of it: Gex in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 87 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Gex an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 87 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Gex runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Versoix, 10 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gex, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VersoixGeneva | 10 km SE | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |
| MeyrinGeneva | 11 km S | 20° | 9° | 78 mm |
| Le Grand-SaconnexGeneva | 12 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 77 mm |
| VernierGeneva | 13 km S | 20° | 9° | 77 mm |
| NyonVaud | 15 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 86 mm |
| Saint-ClaudeBourgogne-Franche-Comté | 16 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 103 mm |
| GenevaGeneva | 16 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 73 mm |
| LancyGeneva | 17 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 75 mm |