Lindsay Weather in May
Lindsay in May
The short of it: Lindsay in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 92 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 August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Lindsay an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 92 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 92 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Lindsay runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Peterborough, 34 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Lindsay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeterboroughOntario | 34 km E | 19° | 7° | 89 mm |
| BrooklinOntario | 47 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 85 mm |
| BowmanvilleOntario | 48 km S | 18° | 7° | 81 mm |
| OshawaOntario | 51 km S | 18° | 8° | 84 mm |
| WhitbyOntario | 54 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 84 mm |
| StouffvilleOntario | 59 km SW | 17° | 7° | 87 mm |
| PickeringOntario | 59 km SSW | 17° | 7° | 85 mm |
| AjaxOntario | 61 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 82 mm |