Vienne Weather in May
Vienne in May
The short of it: Vienne in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 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 21° · low 11° · rain 74 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Vienne an average May high of 21°, a low of 11° and some 74 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 21°, with nights near 11°. Wet spells are common — about 74 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Vienne runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Givors, 11 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Vienne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 7.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 11 km NW | 21° | 11° | 73 mm |
| MionsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 16 km NNE | 21° | 10° | 77 mm |
| BrignaisAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 19 km NNW | 21° | 10° | 74 mm |
| VénissieuxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 19 km N | 22° | 11° | 78 mm |
| Saint-PriestAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 78 mm |
| Saint-Genis-LavalAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km NNW | 22° | 11° | 74 mm |
| Rive-de-GierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km W | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| Saint-FonsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20 km N | 22° | 11° | 76 mm |