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Full on rain is always better then simply dewy ones. You'll always have more grip on modern tyres.
I'd take it easy on diesel covered tarmac stuff. One day one will surprise you. I'll never ride in the wet like I used to. Tamper the speeds down 20%. Limb and bike will give you more years for it. Give it the beans in the wet when there aren't vehicles behind you.
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Yea I was concerned when temp started to drop, and it was less than +5’C on the road in the mornings with fog. In reality the tyres never warmed up but never lost grip at moderate speeds.
A week ago it was pouring with rain after dry days, the roads were diesel-spill clusterfucks. I was still riding like the roads were dry, and I could feel a bit of drifty loss of traction. It was very consistent. The more I leaned in the wet the more they let go, and on the occasional concentrated diesel patch there was a clear break in contact.
But days earlier on the torrential rain on the motorway at 75mph? No problem at all. They felt like an all-weather option. Felt horrid overall, but the Avons never gave me the fear.