Saint-Chamond Weather in May
Saint-Chamond in May
The short of it: Saint-Chamond in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Saint-Chamond an average May high of 21°, a low of 10° and some 76 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 10°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 85 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Saint-Chamond runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Rive-de-Gier, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Saint-Chamond, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rive-de-GierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10 km NE | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 11 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 79 mm |
| Roche-la-MolièreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Le Chambon-FeugerollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |
| FirminyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Andrézieux-BouthéonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 69 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 21 km W | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |
| GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 24 km ENE | 21° | 11° | 73 mm |