Sallanches Weather in May
Sallanches in May
The short of it: Sallanches in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 91 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Sallanches brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Sallanches runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Passy, 5 km to the ESE, is 4° cooler by day.
May in Sallanches, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 113 mm |
| ClusesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 92 mm |
| Chamonix-Mont-BlancAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 19 km E | 11° | 3° | 154 mm |
| BonnevilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 23 km NW | 19° | 9° | 89 mm |
| La Roche-sur-ForonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 29 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 83 mm |
| AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 35 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 84 mm |
| Annecy-le-VieuxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38 km W | 20° | 9° | 81 mm |
| Martigny-VilleValais | 38 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 86 mm |