Gien Weather in May
Gien in May
The short of it: Gien in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Gien an average May high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 66 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 7 min in mid-May, 93 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Gien runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Briare, 11 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gien, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BriareCentre-Val de Loire | 11 km SE | 20° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Sully-sur-LoireCentre-Val de Loire | 21 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-NèreCentre-Val de Loire | 27 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 68 mm |
| AmillyCentre-Val de Loire | 33 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 62 mm |
| VillemandeurCentre-Val de Loire | 33 km N | 21° | 9° | 62 mm |
| MontargisCentre-Val de Loire | 35 km NNE | 21° | 9° | 62 mm |
| Châteauneuf-sur-LoireCentre-Val de Loire | 36 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 65 mm |
| Châlette-sur-LoingCentre-Val de Loire | 36 km NNE | 21° | 9° | 62 mm |