Gloucester Weather in May
Gloucester in May
The short of it: Gloucester in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 87 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Gloucester brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 min in mid-May, 85 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, Gloucester runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Blossom Park, 1 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gloucester, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom ParkOntario | 1 km ESE | 19° | 7° | 87 mm |
| Alta VistaOntario | 4 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |
| Elmvale AcresOntario | 5 km N | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |
| Ottawa SouthOntario | 6 km NW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| NepeanOntario | 7 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 85 mm |
| The GlebeOntario | 7 km NW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| OttawaOntario | 8 km NW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| OverbrookOntario | 9 km N | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |