Piton Weather in May
Piton in May
The short of it: Piton in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 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 130 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
May in Piton brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 20°, with about 130 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 130 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, Piton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Belle Vue Harel, 5 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Piton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue HarelPamplemousses | 5 km NW | 27° | 20° | 122 mm |
| Belle Vue MaurelRivière du Rempart | 5 km SE | 27° | 20° | 130 mm |
| Rivière du RempartRivière du Rempart | 6 km ESE | 27° | 20° | 126 mm |
| GoodlandsRivière du Rempart | 6 km NNE | 27° | 21° | 117 mm |
| PamplemoussesPamplemousses | 6 km WSW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Plaine des PapayesPamplemousses | 7 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Morcellement Saint AndréPamplemousses | 7 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Fond du SacPamplemousses | 7 km NW | 27° | 20° | 122 mm |