Burlington Weather in May
Burlington in May
The short of it: Burlington in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 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 18° · low 8° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Burlington brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 93 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-May, 79 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, Burlington runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Oakville, 14 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Burlington, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OakvilleOntario | 14 km ENE | 18° | 8° | 89 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 15 km NNW | 18° | 7° | 92 mm |
| HamiltonOntario | 15 km S | 19° | 9° | 83 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 20 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 81 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 22 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 89 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 26 km NE | 19° | 8° | 83 mm |
| Halton HillsOntario | 29 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |
| GeorgetownOntario | 30 km NNW | 18° | 7° | 89 mm |