Lakefield Weather in May
Lakefield in May
The short of it: Lakefield in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 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 6° · rain 91 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Lakefield an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 91 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this 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, Lakefield runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Peterborough, 15 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Lakefield, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeterboroughOntario | 15 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 89 mm |
| NorwoodOntario | 23 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |
| BobcaygeonOntario | 25 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 94 mm |
| OmemeeOntario | 28 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 91 mm |
| MillbrookOntario | 35 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 89 mm |
| LindsayOntario | 38 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 92 mm |
| CampbellfordOntario | 40 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 85 mm |
| Fenelon FallsOntario | 40 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 91 mm |