Exeter Weather in May
Exeter in May
The short of it: Exeter in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 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 89 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Exeter an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 89 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 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, Exeter runs about middling and about as wet in May. South Huron, 4 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Exeter, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South HuronOntario | 4 km SW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| BluewaterOntario | 17 km NW | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| LucanOntario | 19 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 92 mm |
| Grand BendOntario | 22 km W | 18° | 7° | 86 mm |
| SeaforthOntario | 24 km NNE | 18° | 7° | 97 mm |
| ParkhillOntario | 26 km SW | 19° | 8° | 89 mm |
| St. MarysOntario | 30 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 93 mm |
| IldertonOntario | 30 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 93 mm |