Renfrew Weather in May
Renfrew in May
The short of it: Renfrew in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 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 80 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Renfrew an average May high of 19°, a low of 5° and some 80 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 85 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, Renfrew runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Shawville, 22 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Renfrew, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShawvilleQuebec | 22 km NE | 18° | 5° | 83 mm |
| CobdenOntario | 24 km NW | 19° | 5° | 85 mm |
| ArnpriorOntario | 26 km E | 18° | 6° | 80 mm |
| EganvilleOntario | 33 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 84 mm |
| Fort-CoulongeQuebec | 42 km N | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Mississippi MillsOntario | 46 km SE | 18° | 6° | 72 mm |
| AlmonteOntario | 46 km SE | 18° | 6° | 72 mm |
| Constance BayOntario | 47 km E | 18° | 6° | 84 mm |