Listowel Weather in May
Listowel in May
The short of it: Listowel in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 6° · rain 98 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Listowel an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 98 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 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, Listowel runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. North Perth, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Listowel, 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
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North PerthOntario | 2 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 98 mm |
| Huron EastOntario | 31 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 100 mm |
| ElmiraOntario | 35 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 96 mm |
| Columbia HillsOntario | 41 km SE | 18° | 7° | 97 mm |
| StratfordOntario | 41 km S | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |
| EloraOntario | 42 km E | 18° | 6° | 92 mm |
| Lakeshore VillageOntario | 42 km SE | 18° | 7° | 97 mm |
| EastbridgeOntario | 43 km SE | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |