Ruffec Weather in May
Ruffec in May
The short of it: Ruffec in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 10° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 0 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Ruffec an average May high of 20°, a low of 10° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 4th 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Ruffec runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Le Blanc, 8 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Ruffec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le BlancCentre-Val de Loire | 8 km W | 20° | 9° | 64 mm |
| Argenton-sur-CreuseCentre-Val de Loire | 27 km E | 20° | 10° | 70 mm |
| MontmorillonNew Aquitaine | 32 km SW | 20° | 9° | 63 mm |
| BuzançaisCentre-Val de Loire | 35 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-IndreCentre-Val de Loire | 40 km N | 21° | 9° | 64 mm |
| Saint-MaurCentre-Val de Loire | 41 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 69 mm |
| ChauvignyNew Aquitaine | 41 km W | 20° | 9° | 61 mm |
| Le PoinçonnetCentre-Val de Loire | 44 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |