Forest Weather in May
Forest in May
The short of it: Forest in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Forest an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 88 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 39 min in mid-May, 78 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Forest runs about middling and drier than most in May. Lambton Shores, 9 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton ShoresOntario | 9 km NE | 18° | 7° | 86 mm |
| CamlachieOntario | 15 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 19 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 19 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| ParkhillOntario | 26 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 89 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 27 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 91 mm |
| Grand BendOntario | 31 km NE | 18° | 7° | 86 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 35 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |