Valence Weather in May
Valence in May
The short of it: Valence in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 11° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & February
Thirty years of records give Valence an average May high of 23°, a low of 11° and some 77 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 23°; nights run about 11°. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 49 min in mid-May, 83 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Valence runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bourg-lès-Valence, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Valence, 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
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-lès-ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NNW | 23° | 11° | 77 mm |
| Guilherand-GrangesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km WNW | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |
| Portes-lès-ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |
| Bourg-de-PéageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 16 km NE | 23° | 10° | 79 mm |
| Tournon-sur-RhôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km NNW | 22° | 10° | 75 mm |
| Livron-sur-DrômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 75 mm |
| Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km NE | 23° | 11° | 79 mm |
| CrestAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 24 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 77 mm |