Hem Weather in May
Hem in May
The short of it: Hem in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 61 mm · daylight 15 h 28 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Hem brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 28 min in mid-May, 104 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Hem runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Hem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-d'AscqHauts-de-France | 4 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France | 5 km N | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| WattrelosHauts-de-France | 6 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 60 mm |
| Marcq-en-BarœulHauts-de-France | 7 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 57 mm |
| TourcoingHauts-de-France | 8 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 59 mm |
| LilleHauts-de-France | 10 km WSW | 19° | 9° | 59 mm |
| MouscronWallonia | 10 km N | 19° | 9° | 59 mm |
| LambersartHauts-de-France | 11 km W | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |