Long Mountain Weather in May
Long Mountain in May
The short of it: Long Mountain in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 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 27° · low 20° · rain 121 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Long Mountain an average May high of 27°, a low of 20° and some 121 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 6th 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, Long Mountain runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Le Hochet, 5 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Long Mountain, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 31 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le HochetPamplemousses | 5 km WNW | 28° | 21° | 117 mm |
| Terre RougePamplemousses | 5 km WNW | 28° | 21° | 117 mm |
| PamplemoussesPamplemousses | 5 km N | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Brisée VerdièreFlacq | 8 km E | 26° | 20° | 137 mm |
| Port LouisPort Louis | 8 km W | 28° | 21° | 118 mm |
| Morcellement Saint AndréPamplemousses | 9 km N | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Saint PierreMoka | 9 km SSW | 25° | 19° | 122 mm |
| PitonRivière du Rempart | 9 km NE | 27° | 20° | 130 mm |