Kingston Weather in May
Kingston in May
The short of it: Kingston in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Kingston brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 50 min in mid-May, 84 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Kingston runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Greenwood, 2 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kingston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 2 km SSE | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 10 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 89 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 12 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 18 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 21 km SW | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| CambridgeNova Scotia | 25 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| Hayes SubdivisionNova Scotia | 29 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| BridgetownNova Scotia | 32 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |