Prescott Weather in May
Prescott in May
The short of it: Prescott in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 48 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 18° · low 7° · rain 79 mm · daylight 14 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Prescott brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 48 min in mid-May, 83 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, Prescott runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ogdensburg, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Prescott, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OgdensburgNew York | 3 km SE | 18° | 7° | 78 mm |
| BrockvilleOntario | 19 km SW | 18° | 7° | 81 mm |
| CantonNew York | 31 km ESE | 19° | 7° | 83 mm |
| MorrisburgOntario | 33 km NE | 19° | 7° | 86 mm |
| NorwoodNew York | 41 km E | 19° | 7° | 86 mm |
| GouverneurNew York | 42 km S | 19° | 7° | 84 mm |
| NorfolkNew York | 42 km ENE | 19° | 7° | 86 mm |
| PotsdamNew York | 43 km E | 19° | 7° | 87 mm |