Brussels Weather in May
Brussels in May
The short of it: Brussels in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 7° · rain 103 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Brussels brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 103 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 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, Brussels runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Huron East, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Brussels, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron EastOntario | 15 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 100 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 23 km E | 18° | 7° | 98 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 24 km E | 18° | 6° | 98 mm |
| GoderichOntario | 37 km W | 17° | 6° | 85 mm |
| BluewaterOntario | 42 km SW | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| StratfordOntario | 48 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |
| HanoverOntario | 48 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 97 mm |
| South HuronOntario | 52 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |