Escalante Weather in May
Escalante in May
The short of it: Escalante in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Escalante brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 11°, with about 77 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 41 min in mid-May, 79 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Escalante runs about middling and drier than most in May. Santoña, 5 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Escalante, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 23 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SantoñaCantabria | 5 km E | 19° | 11° | 77 mm |
| ColindresCantabria | 7 km SE | 20° | 11° | 76 mm |
| LaredoCantabria | 8 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 78 mm |
| AmpueroCantabria | 13 km SE | 20° | 10° | 79 mm |
| SantanderCantabria | 24 km W | 20° | 11° | 78 mm |
| Castro-UrdialesCantabria | 24 km ESE | 20° | 11° | 74 mm |
| El AstilleroCantabria | 25 km W | 20° | 11° | 79 mm |
| Santa María de CayónCantabria | 30 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 78 mm |