Oxford Weather in May
Oxford in May
The short of it: Oxford in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Oxford brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 5°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 16°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 54 min in mid-May, 86 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Oxford runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Springhill, 17 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Oxford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 17 km WSW | 15° | 4° | 100 mm |
| AmherstNova Scotia | 28 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 43 km NNW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 43 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 90 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 47 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 92 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 61 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 93 mm |
| TruroNova Scotia | 62 km SE | 15° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 62 km W | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |