Lively Weather in May
Lively in May
The short of it: Lively in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 59 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 5° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Lively an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 92 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 59 min in mid-May, 88 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, Lively runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Azilda, 14 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Lively, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AzildaOntario | 14 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 82 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 14 km ENE | 18° | 6° | 78 mm |
| Rayside-BalfourOntario | 20 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 83 mm |
| DowlingOntario | 23 km NW | 17° | 4° | 83 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 26 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 78 mm |
| CapreolOntario | 35 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 78 mm |
| EspanolaOntario | 51 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |
| Markstay-WarrenOntario | 51 km E | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |