Grand Sable Weather in May
Grand Sable in May
The short of it: Grand Sable in May averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 10 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 141 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Grand Sable an average May high of 26°, a low of 20° and some 141 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 10 min in mid-May, 29 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, Grand Sable runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Bel Air Rivière Sèche, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Grand Sable, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 26 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Air Rivière SècheFlacq | 6 km NNW | 26° | 20° | 146 mm |
| SebastopolFlacq | 8 km WNW | 25° | 19° | 152 mm |
| EcroignardFlacq | 10 km NNW | 27° | 20° | 141 mm |
| Montagne Blanche00 | 11 km WNW | 25° | 19° | 150 mm |
| MahébourgGrand Port | 12 km SSW | 26° | 20° | 135 mm |
| Quatre CocosFlacq | 13 km N | 27° | 21° | 128 mm |
| Beau VallonGrand Port | 14 km SSW | 27° | 20° | 131 mm |
| Centre de FlacqFlacq | 15 km NNW | 27° | 20° | 134 mm |