Cambridge Weather in May
Cambridge in May
The short of it: Cambridge in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 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 17° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Cambridge brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 9th 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, Cambridge runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Hayes Subdivision, 4 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Cambridge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes SubdivisionNova Scotia | 4 km E | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 8 km W | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| CentrevilleNova Scotia | 12 km NE | 16° | 5° | 95 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 13 km E | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 16 km W | 17° | 5° | 89 mm |
| Port WilliamsNova Scotia | 18 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 95 mm |
| CanningNova Scotia | 20 km NE | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |