Bothwell Weather in May
Bothwell in May
The short of it: Bothwell in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Bothwell brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 8°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 88 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 77 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Bothwell runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Glencoe, 18 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bothwell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlencoeOntario | 18 km NE | 19° | 8° | 89 mm |
| RidgetownOntario | 22 km S | 19° | 8° | 85 mm |
| West LorneOntario | 22 km E | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |
| Oil SpringsOntario | 26 km NW | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 35 km N | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| ChathamOntario | 36 km SW | 20° | 9° | 84 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 36 km NW | 19° | 7° | 91 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 41 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |