Fergus Weather in May
Fergus in May
The short of it: Fergus in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 92 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 August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Fergus brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 6°, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 92 mm. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Fergus runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Guelph, 20 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Fergus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuelphOntario | 20 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 89 mm |
| WaterlooOntario | 29 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 96 mm |
| HespelerOntario | 31 km S | 18° | 7° | 91 mm |
| OrangevilleOntario | 32 km NE | 17° | 6° | 93 mm |
| KitchenerOntario | 33 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 97 mm |
| FiddlesticksOntario | 35 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 92 mm |
| CaledonOntario | 36 km ENE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Halton HillsOntario | 37 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |