Chamouny Weather in May
Chamouny in May
The short of it: Chamouny in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 20° · rain 136 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Chamouny an average May high of 26°, a low of 20° and some 136 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 min in mid-May, 30 minutes less 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Chamouny runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Chemin Grenier, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Chamouny, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 30 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin GrenierSavanne | 1 km W | 26° | 20° | 136 mm |
| SurinamSavanne | 4 km SE | 27° | 20° | 125 mm |
| Rivière des AnguillesSavanne | 9 km E | 26° | 20° | 139 mm |
| Grand BoisSavanne | 10 km NE | 25° | 19° | 148 mm |
| Camp DiableSavanne | 11 km ENE | 26° | 20° | 139 mm |
| L’EscalierGrand Port | 15 km E | 26° | 20° | 135 mm |
| Nouvelle FranceGrand Port | 16 km NE | 24° | 18° | 148 mm |
| Rose BelleGrand Port | 16 km NE | 25° | 19° | 151 mm |