Saint-Benoît Weather in May
Saint-Benoît in May
The short of it: Saint-Benoît in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 21° · rain 119 mm · daylight 11 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & July
Thirty years of records give Saint-Benoît an average May high of 27°, a low of 21° and some 119 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 119 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 7 min in mid-May, 31 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 October and July.
Against its neighbours, Saint-Benoît runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Bras-Panon, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Saint-Benoît, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras-PanonReunion | 6 km NW | 27° | 21° | 115 mm |
| Saint-AndréReunion | 11 km NW | 26° | 20° | 123 mm |
| Sainte-RoseReunion | 13 km SE | 25° | 20° | 144 mm |
| La Plaine-des-PalmistesReunion | 14 km SW | 19° | 13° | 146 mm |
| SalazieReunion | 18 km W | 21° | 15° | 118 mm |
| Sainte-SuzanneReunion | 18 km NW | 27° | 21° | 107 mm |
| Sainte-MarieReunion | 23 km NW | 27° | 20° | 98 mm |
| La MareReunion | 25 km NW | 27° | 20° | 97 mm |