Bancroft Weather in May
Bancroft in May
The short of it: Bancroft in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Bancroft an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 86 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 50 min in mid-May, 84 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bancroft runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 47 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bancroft, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and ClydeOntario | 47 km WNW | 18° | 4° | 94 mm |
| Haliburton VillageOntario | 51 km W | 18° | 5° | 96 mm |
| MarmoraOntario | 65 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 86 mm |
| MadocOntario | 68 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 86 mm |
| NorwoodOntario | 76 km S | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |
| LakefieldOntario | 77 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 91 mm |
| TweedOntario | 78 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 83 mm |
| BobcaygeonOntario | 78 km SW | 18° | 6° | 94 mm |