Benasque Weather in May
Benasque in May
The short of it: Benasque in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 104 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Benasque brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 104 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 76 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Benasque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Bagnères-de-Luchon, 21 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Benasque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-LuchonOccitanie | 21 km NNE | 17° | 6° | 104 mm |
| VielhaCatalonia | 25 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 113 mm |
| el Pont de SuertCatalonia | 28 km SE | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| GrausAragon | 49 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 52 mm |
| Gourdan-PolignanOccitanie | 52 km N | 20° | 9° | 103 mm |
| MontréjeauOccitanie | 54 km N | 20° | 9° | 105 mm |
| CampanOccitanie | 54 km NNW | 18° | 8° | 102 mm |
| SortCatalonia | 54 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 81 mm |