Thornton Weather in May
Thornton in May
The short of it: Thornton in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 73 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Thornton an average May high of 21°, a low of 10° and some 73 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-May, 52 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Thornton runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Chisholm, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Thornton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChisholmNew South Wales | 3 km N | 21° | 10° | 73 mm |
| AshtonfieldNew South Wales | 3 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 67 mm |
| MetfordNew South Wales | 3 km NW | 21° | 10° | 67 mm |
| East MaitlandNew South Wales | 6 km NW | 22° | 10° | 60 mm |
| MaitlandNew South Wales | 9 km NW | 22° | 10° | 60 mm |
| FletcherNew South Wales | 10 km S | 21° | 11° | 77 mm |
| MarylandNew South Wales | 11 km SSE | 21° | 11° | 81 mm |
| Raymond TerraceNew South Wales | 11 km ENE | 21° | 11° | 89 mm |