Potes Weather in May
Potes in May
The short of it: Potes in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 64 mm · daylight 14 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Potes brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 39 min in mid-May, 78 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Potes runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Carreña, 26 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Potes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarreñaAsturias | 26 km NW | 19° | 9° | 70 mm |
| San Vicente de la BarqueraCantabria | 31 km NE | 20° | 11° | 61 mm |
| LlanesAsturias | 31 km NNW | 19° | 11° | 62 mm |
| Cervera de PisuergaCastille and León | 34 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 65 mm |
| Cabezón de la SalCantabria | 36 km ENE | 20° | 10° | 69 mm |
| PosadaAsturias | 36 km NNW | 19° | 11° | 62 mm |
| LuzmelaCantabria | 37 km ENE | 20° | 10° | 69 mm |
| ComillasCantabria | 37 km NE | 20° | 11° | 63 mm |