Georgetown Weather in May
Georgetown in May
The short of it: Georgetown in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 13° · low 4° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Georgetown an average May high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 84 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 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, Georgetown runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Three Rivers, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Georgetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three RiversPrince Edward Island | 3 km W | 13° | 4° | 84 mm |
| MontaguePrince Edward Island | 9 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 84 mm |
| SourisPrince Edward Island | 29 km NE | 13° | 4° | 88 mm |
| StratfordPrince Edward Island | 42 km W | 13° | 4° | 88 mm |
| Eastern KingsPrince Edward Island | 43 km NE | 13° | 4° | 87 mm |
| SouthportPrince Edward Island | 44 km W | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| East RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 45 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Hillsborough ParkPrince Edward Island | 45 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |