Barrie Weather in May
Barrie in May
The short of it: Barrie in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 89 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Barrie brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-May, 82 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Barrie runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Innisfil, 11 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Barrie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InnisfilOntario | 11 km S | 18° | 6° | 86 mm |
| KeswickOntario | 23 km SE | 16° | 6° | 84 mm |
| OrilliaOntario | 30 km NE | 18° | 6° | 99 mm |
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 31 km WNW | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| East GwillimburyOntario | 38 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 85 mm |
| NewmarketOntario | 42 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 85 mm |
| MidlandOntario | 43 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 101 mm |
| CollingwoodOntario | 45 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 95 mm |