Rennes Weather in May
Rennes in May
The short of it: Rennes in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Rennes an average May high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 56 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 10 min in mid-May, 94 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Rennes runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Saint-Grégoire, 5 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Rennes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-GrégoireBrittany | 5 km N | 19° | 9° | 56 mm |
| ChantepieBrittany | 5 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Cesson-SévignéBrittany | 5 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Vezin-le-CoquetBrittany | 6 km W | 19° | 9° | 53 mm |
| Saint-Jacques-de-la-LandeBrittany | 6 km SW | 19° | 9° | 54 mm |
| BettonBrittany | 8 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Chartres-de-BretagneBrittany | 8 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 54 mm |
| PacéBrittany | 9 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 55 mm |