Rouen Weather in May
Rouen in May
The short of it: Rouen in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 54 mm · daylight 15 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Rouen brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 19 min in mid-May, 99 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Rouen runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Mont-Saint-Aignan, 2 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Rouen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Saint-AignanNormandy | 2 km N | 18° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Bois-GuillaumeNormandy | 3 km NE | 18° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Sotteville-lès-RouenNormandy | 4 km S | 19° | 9° | 52 mm |
| Le Petit-QuevillyNormandy | 4 km SW | 19° | 9° | 53 mm |
| CanteleuNormandy | 5 km W | 18° | 9° | 52 mm |
| Le Grand-QuevillyNormandy | 6 km SW | 19° | 9° | 53 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-du-RouvrayNormandy | 7 km S | 19° | 9° | 52 mm |
| ElbeufNormandy | 19 km SSW | 18° | 9° | 48 mm |