Gradignan Weather in May
Gradignan in May
The short of it: Gradignan in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 71 mm · daylight 14 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Gradignan an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 71 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 48 min in mid-May, 83 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Gradignan runs about middling and drier than most in May. Canéjan, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gradignan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanéjanNew Aquitaine | 3 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 72 mm |
| Villenave-d'OrnonNew Aquitaine | 4 km E | 22° | 11° | 70 mm |
| PessacNew Aquitaine | 4 km NNW | 22° | 11° | 73 mm |
| TalenceNew Aquitaine | 4 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 73 mm |
| LéognanNew Aquitaine | 5 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 69 mm |
| BèglesNew Aquitaine | 6 km NE | 23° | 11° | 72 mm |
| CestasNew Aquitaine | 6 km WSW | 22° | 10° | 70 mm |
| CadaujacNew Aquitaine | 7 km ESE | 22° | 11° | 68 mm |