Clinton Weather in May
Clinton in May
The short of it: Clinton in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 7° · rain 91 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Clinton an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 91 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 91 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, 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, Clinton runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Seaforth, 13 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Clinton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 8.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeaforthOntario | 13 km SE | 18° | 7° | 97 mm |
| BluewaterOntario | 18 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| Huron EastOntario | 19 km E | 18° | 7° | 100 mm |
| GoderichOntario | 20 km NW | 17° | 6° | 85 mm |
| HensallOntario | 21 km S | 18° | 7° | 90 mm |
| BrusselsOntario | 27 km ENE | 18° | 7° | 103 mm |
| ExeterOntario | 31 km S | 18° | 7° | 89 mm |
| South HuronOntario | 33 km S | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |