Petawawa Weather in May
Petawawa in May
The short of it: Petawawa in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 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 19° · low 5° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Petawawa brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 5°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 19°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 87 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, Petawawa runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Pembroke, 15 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Petawawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PembrokeOntario | 15 km SE | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Chalk RiverOntario | 19 km NW | 19° | 5° | 90 mm |
| Deep RiverOntario | 28 km NW | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Fort-CoulongeQuebec | 42 km E | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| CobdenOntario | 42 km SE | 19° | 5° | 85 mm |
| EganvilleOntario | 43 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 84 mm |
| RenfrewOntario | 66 km SE | 19° | 5° | 80 mm |
| ShawvilleQuebec | 70 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 83 mm |