Vif Weather in May
Vif in May
The short of it: Vif in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (51 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 50 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 22° · low 10° · rain 85 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Vif an average May high of 22°, a low of 10° and some 85 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 50 min in mid-May, 84 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, Vif runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Le Pont-de-Claix, 8 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Vif, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pont-de-ClaixAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 8 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 84 mm |
| ÉchirollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| EybensAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 12 km NNE | 22° | 10° | 86 mm |
| Seyssinet-ParisetAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 13 km N | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 14 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| FontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km N | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'HèresAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 15 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 85 mm |
| SassenageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 17 km N | 21° | 10° | 90 mm |