Orillia Weather in May
Orillia in May
The short of it: Orillia in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 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 99 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Orillia an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 99 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 2nd 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Orillia runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Orillia, 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
- 12°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary SchoolOntario | 2 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 98 mm |
| Amigo BeachOntario | 10 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 98 mm |
| BeavertonOntario | 29 km SE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| BarrieOntario | 30 km SW | 17° | 6° | 89 mm |
| Anten MillsOntario | 34 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 87 mm |
| GravenhurstOntario | 35 km N | 18° | 5° | 98 mm |
| ElmvaleOntario | 35 km W | 18° | 6° | 93 mm |
| InnisfilOntario | 39 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 86 mm |