Cobourg Weather in May
Cobourg in May
The short of it: Cobourg in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 44 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 7° · rain 79 mm · daylight 14 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Cobourg brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 19°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 44 min in mid-May, 80 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, Cobourg runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Port Hope, 20 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cobourg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port HopeOntario | 20 km WNW | 18° | 7° | 80 mm |
| MillbrookOntario | 31 km NW | 18° | 7° | 89 mm |
| PeterboroughOntario | 40 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 89 mm |
| BowmanvilleOntario | 42 km W | 18° | 7° | 81 mm |
| CampbellfordOntario | 49 km NE | 18° | 7° | 85 mm |
| OmemeeOntario | 49 km NW | 18° | 6° | 91 mm |
| NorwoodOntario | 49 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |
| Quinte WestOntario | 50 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 76 mm |