Fort William Weather in May
Fort William in May
The short of it: Fort William in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 3° · rain 109 mm · daylight 15 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Fort William an average May high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 109 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 6 min in mid-May, 92 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Fort William runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bannerman, 1 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Fort William, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 13 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BannermanNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km W | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km SW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Glenridge CrescentNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km NW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Signal HillNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km E | 12° | 3° | 109 mm |
| GeorgestownNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Downtown St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Churchill ParkNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km WNW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| RabbittownNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |