Dundalk Weather in May
Dundalk in May
The short of it: Dundalk in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 106 mm · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Dundalk an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 106 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 45 min in mid-May, 81 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Dundalk runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Orangeville, 36 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dundalk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrangevilleOntario | 36 km SE | 17° | 6° | 93 mm |
| CollingwoodOntario | 38 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 95 mm |
| AllistonOntario | 42 km E | 18° | 6° | 85 mm |
| CaledonOntario | 46 km SE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 49 km NE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| FergusOntario | 51 km S | 18° | 6° | 92 mm |
| InnisfilOntario | 61 km ENE | 18° | 6° | 86 mm |
| BoltonOntario | 61 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 80 mm |