Markham Weather in May
Markham in May
The short of it: Markham in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 43 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 8° · rain 82 mm · daylight 14 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Markham brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 43 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Markham runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Agincourt North, 7 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Markham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agincourt NorthOntario | 7 km S | 19° | 8° | 84 mm |
| MalvernOntario | 7 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 83 mm |
| L'AmoreauxOntario | 9 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 83 mm |
| Tam O'Shanter-SullivanOntario | 10 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 82 mm |
| RougeOntario | 11 km SE | 18° | 8° | 81 mm |
| BendaleOntario | 11 km S | 19° | 8° | 83 mm |
| StouffvilleOntario | 11 km N | 17° | 7° | 87 mm |
| PickeringOntario | 11 km ENE | 17° | 7° | 85 mm |