Appleton Weather in May
Appleton in May
The short of it: Appleton in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 2° · rain 91 mm · daylight 15 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Appleton brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 2°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 12°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 16 min in mid-May, 97 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Appleton runs about middling and about as wet in May. Glenwood, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Appleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km W | 12° | 2° | 93 mm |
| GanderNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km E | 11° | 1° | 89 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 30 km WNW | 12° | 2° | 92 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 32 km NNW | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| EmbreeNewfoundland and Labrador | 38 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 84 mm |
| PeterviewNewfoundland and Labrador | 38 km WNW | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| BotwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 40 km WNW | 12° | 2° | 82 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 42 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 83 mm |