Raphoe Weather in May
Raphoe in May
The short of it: Raphoe in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 16 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 89 mm · daylight 16 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Raphoe brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 89 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 16 h 5 min in mid-May, 124 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Raphoe runs about middling and drier than most in May. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 15° | 8° | 92 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 15° | 8° | 86 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 15° | 8° | 86 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 14° | 8° | 94 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 15° | 7° | 90 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 15° | 8° | 102 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 14° | 8° | 82 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 15° | 7° | 94 mm |