Carleton Place Weather in May
Carleton Place in May
The short of it: Carleton Place in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 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 6° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Carleton Place an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 76 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Carleton Place runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Almonte, 11 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Carleton Place, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmonteOntario | 11 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 72 mm |
| Mississippi MillsOntario | 12 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 72 mm |
| StittsvilleOntario | 22 km NE | 19° | 7° | 82 mm |
| RichmondOntario | 25 km ENE | 18° | 7° | 82 mm |
| KanataOntario | 26 km NE | 19° | 7° | 83 mm |
| PerthOntario | 27 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 81 mm |
| Smiths FallsOntario | 27 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 80 mm |
| Glen CairnOntario | 28 km NE | 19° | 7° | 83 mm |