Hendaye Weather in May
Hendaye in May
The short of it: Hendaye in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 12° · rain 89 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Hendaye brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 12°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-May, 79 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Hendaye runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Hondarribia, 2 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Hendaye, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 19 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HondarribiaBasque Country | 2 km WNW | 21° | 12° | 92 mm |
| IrunBasque Country | 2 km SSW | 21° | 12° | 89 mm |
| UrrugneNew Aquitaine | 6 km E | 21° | 12° | 90 mm |
| CiboureNew Aquitaine | 9 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 86 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-LuzNew Aquitaine | 10 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 85 mm |
| LezoBasque Country | 11 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 95 mm |
| ErrenteriaBasque Country | 12 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 95 mm |
| PasaiaBasque Country | 13 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 95 mm |