Ambleside Weather in May
Ambleside in May
The short of it: Ambleside in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 48 mm · daylight 15 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Ambleside brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 52 min in mid-May, 117 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Ambleside runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. South Terwillegar, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ambleside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South TerwillegarAlberta | 2 km NE | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Terwillegar TowneAlberta | 3 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| MacEwanAlberta | 5 km E | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| RutherfordAlberta | 5 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Twin BrooksAlberta | 5 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Blue QuillAlberta | 6 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| AllardAlberta | 6 km SE | 17° | 3° | 49 mm |
| ErmineskinAlberta | 7 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |