Chippawa Weather in May
Chippawa in May
The short of it: Chippawa in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 38 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 19° · low 8° · rain 87 mm · daylight 14 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Chippawa an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 87 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 87 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 38 min in mid-May, 78 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, Chippawa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Niagara Falls, 4 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Chippawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara FallsNew York | 4 km N | 19° | 9° | 87 mm |
| Niagara FallsOntario | 5 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 87 mm |
| North TonawandaNew York | 15 km E | 19° | 9° | 84 mm |
| WellandOntario | 18 km WSW | 19° | 8° | 89 mm |
| Fort ErieOntario | 20 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 84 mm |
| St. CatharinesOntario | 20 km NW | 19° | 9° | 82 mm |
| AmherstNew York | 22 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 86 mm |
| BuffaloNew York | 23 km SE | 19° | 8° | 84 mm |