Ridgetown Weather in May
Ridgetown in May
The short of it: Ridgetown in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 85 mm · daylight 14 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Ridgetown brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 8°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 19°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 35 min in mid-May, 76 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Ridgetown runs about middling and drier than most in May. Bothwell, 22 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Ridgetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BothwellOntario | 22 km N | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |
| ChathamOntario | 25 km W | 20° | 9° | 84 mm |
| West LorneOntario | 30 km NE | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |
| GlencoeOntario | 38 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 89 mm |
| Oil SpringsOntario | 43 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| WallaceburgOntario | 45 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 79 mm |
| TilburyOntario | 49 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 81 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 54 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 91 mm |