Hamilton Weather in May
Hamilton in May
The short of it: Hamilton in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 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 9° · rain 83 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Hamilton brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 83 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 83 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 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, Hamilton runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Stoney Creek, 8 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Hamilton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney CreekOntario | 8 km ESE | 19° | 9° | 81 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 12 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 89 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 15 km N | 18° | 8° | 93 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 26 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 89 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 30 km N | 18° | 7° | 92 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 36 km WSW | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 39 km WNW | 19° | 7° | 94 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 40 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 83 mm |