Mount Forest Weather in May
Mount Forest in May
The short of it: Mount Forest in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 44 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 17° · low 6° · rain 100 mm · daylight 14 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Mount Forest brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 44 min in mid-May, 81 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, Mount Forest runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hanover, 31 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Mount Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanoverOntario | 31 km NW | 18° | 6° | 97 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 33 km SW | 18° | 6° | 98 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 34 km SW | 18° | 7° | 98 mm |
| EloraOntario | 40 km SE | 18° | 6° | 92 mm |
| FergusOntario | 41 km SE | 18° | 6° | 92 mm |
| ShelburneOntario | 43 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 98 mm |
| ElmiraOntario | 44 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 96 mm |
| OrangevilleOntario | 50 km E | 17° | 6° | 93 mm |