Collingwood Weather in May
Collingwood in May
The short of it: Collingwood in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 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 18° · low 6° · rain 95 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Collingwood an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 95 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 min in mid-May, 82 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, Collingwood runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Wasaga Beach, 16 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Collingwood, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 16 km ENE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| The Blue MountainsOntario | 21 km WNW | 17° | 6° | 98 mm |
| ElmvaleOntario | 30 km ENE | 18° | 6° | 93 mm |
| Anten MillsOntario | 32 km E | 18° | 6° | 87 mm |
| AngusOntario | 32 km SE | 18° | 6° | 85 mm |
| MeafordOntario | 34 km WNW | 17° | 6° | 94 mm |
| DundalkOntario | 38 km SSW | 17° | 5° | 106 mm |
| MarkdaleOntario | 39 km WSW | 17° | 6° | 108 mm |