Rietavas Weather in May
Rietavas in May
The short of it: Rietavas in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 16 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 45 mm · daylight 16 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Rietavas an average May high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 45 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 14 min in mid-May, 129 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Rietavas runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Plunge, 21 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Rietavas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlungeTelsiai | 21 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 43 mm |
| VarniaiTelsiai | 28 km E | 17° | 6° | 44 mm |
| ŠilalėTauragė County | 31 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 45 mm |
| GargždaiKlaipėda County | 33 km W | 17° | 7° | 39 mm |
| TelsiaiTelsiai | 35 km NE | 17° | 6° | 43 mm |
| PlateliaiTelsiai | 36 km N | 16° | 6° | 43 mm |
| EigirdžiaiTelsiai | 42 km NE | 17° | 6° | 43 mm |
| PriekulėKlaipėda County | 43 km WSW | 17° | 8° | 38 mm |