Prince Edward Weather in May
Prince Edward in May
The short of it: Prince Edward in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 72 mm · daylight 14 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Prince Edward brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 8th wettest 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Prince Edward runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Picton, 8 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Prince Edward, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PictonOntario | 8 km E | 18° | 8° | 75 mm |
| BellevilleOntario | 21 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 78 mm |
| DeserontoOntario | 27 km NE | 18° | 8° | 75 mm |
| Quinte WestOntario | 28 km WNW | 19° | 8° | 76 mm |
| Napanee DowntownOntario | 36 km NE | 18° | 8° | 76 mm |
| Greater NapaneeOntario | 37 km NE | 18° | 8° | 77 mm |
| NapaneeOntario | 37 km NE | 18° | 8° | 77 mm |
| SkateparkOntario | 37 km NE | 18° | 8° | 77 mm |