Rayside-Balfour Weather in May
Rayside-Balfour in May
The short of it: Rayside-Balfour in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 0 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 17° · low 4° · rain 83 mm · daylight 15 h 0 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Rayside-Balfour an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 83 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 0 min in mid-May, 89 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, Rayside-Balfour runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Dowling, 10 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Rayside-Balfour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DowlingOntario | 10 km W | 17° | 4° | 83 mm |
| AzildaOntario | 11 km SE | 17° | 4° | 82 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 17 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 78 mm |
| LivelyOntario | 20 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 92 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 21 km SE | 18° | 6° | 78 mm |
| CapreolOntario | 24 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 78 mm |
| Markstay-WarrenOntario | 58 km ESE | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| EspanolaOntario | 58 km SW | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |