Istres Weather in May
Istres in May
The short of it: Istres in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 51 mm · daylight 14 h 41 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & March
Thirty years of records give Istres an average May high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 51 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 24°, with nights near 13°. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 41 min in mid-May, 79 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and March.
Against its neighbours, Istres runs about middling and about as wet in May. Miramas, 8 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Istres, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiramasProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 8 km N | 24° | 13° | 54 mm |
| Fos-sur-MerProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 9 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 48 mm |
| Port-de-BoucProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 12 km S | 23° | 14° | 47 mm |
| MartiguesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 13 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 47 mm |
| Salon-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 17 km NNE | 24° | 13° | 55 mm |
| MarignaneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 21 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 48 mm |
| VitrollesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 22 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 49 mm |
| Les Pennes-MirabeauProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 28 km ESE | 23° | 12° | 45 mm |