Parthenay Weather in May
Parthenay in May
The short of it: Parthenay in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 62 mm · daylight 15 h 0 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Parthenay brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 0 min in mid-May, 89 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Parthenay runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Bressuire, 28 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Parthenay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BressuireNew Aquitaine | 28 km NW | 20° | 9° | 59 mm |
| La CrècheNew Aquitaine | 32 km S | 20° | 10° | 62 mm |
| ChaurayNew Aquitaine | 34 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 63 mm |
| ThouarsNew Aquitaine | 37 km N | 20° | 9° | 56 mm |
| CerizayNew Aquitaine | 37 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Neuville-de-PoitouNew Aquitaine | 38 km E | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| NiortNew Aquitaine | 40 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 61 mm |
| Vouneuil-sous-BiardNew Aquitaine | 40 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 59 mm |