Meaford Weather in May
Meaford in May
The short of it: Meaford in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 94 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Meaford an average May high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 94 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Meaford runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. The Blue Mountains, 13 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Meaford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue MountainsOntario | 13 km ESE | 17° | 6° | 98 mm |
| SydenhamOntario | 16 km WSW | 17° | 6° | 96 mm |
| Owen SoundOntario | 27 km W | 17° | 6° | 97 mm |
| MarkdaleOntario | 32 km S | 17° | 6° | 108 mm |
| CollingwoodOntario | 34 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 95 mm |
| WiartonOntario | 44 km WNW | 17° | 6° | 84 mm |
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 48 km ESE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| DundalkOntario | 52 km SSE | 17° | 5° | 106 mm |