Vichy Weather in May
Vichy in May
The short of it: Vichy in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 79 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Vichy an average May high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 79 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Vichy runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bellerive-sur-Allier, 2 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Vichy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 30 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerive-sur-AllierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km SW | 21° | 8° | 79 mm |
| CussetAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 79 mm |
| GannatAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 18 km W | 20° | 8° | 76 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 23 km NNW | 21° | 8° | 76 mm |
| ThiersAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 32 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 75 mm |
| LezouxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 34 km S | 20° | 8° | 72 mm |
| RiomAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 35 km SW | 20° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Châtel-GuyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 36 km SW | 19° | 8° | 77 mm |