Gananoque Weather in May
Gananoque in May
The short of it: Gananoque in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 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 81 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Gananoque an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 81 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-May, 82 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, Gananoque runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Clayton, 12 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Gananoque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClaytonNew York | 12 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 79 mm |
| Alexandria BayNew York | 20 km E | 18° | 7° | 80 mm |
| Greenwood/St. Lawrence SouthOntario | 23 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 79 mm |
| CFB KingstonOntario | 24 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 78 mm |
| Cataraqui River EastOntario | 25 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 79 mm |
| Markers AcresOntario | 26 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 79 mm |
| Rideau HeightsOntario | 27 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 79 mm |
| Inner HarbourOntario | 27 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 77 mm |