Orcines Weather in May
Orcines in May
The short of it: Orcines in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 83 mm · daylight 14 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & March
Thirty years of records give Orcines an average May high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 83 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 83 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 54 min in mid-May, 86 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and March.
Against its neighbours, Orcines runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Royat, 4 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Orcines, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoyatAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 77 mm |
| ChamalièresAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 77 mm |
| Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km E | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |
| BeaumontAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 77 mm |
| CeyratAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7 km SE | 18° | 7° | 79 mm |
| Saint-Genès-ChampanelleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7 km S | 17° | 6° | 85 mm |
| BlanzatAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7 km NE | 19° | 8° | 76 mm |
| AubièreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 8 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |