Rouge Weather in May
Rouge in May
The short of it: Rouge in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 43 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 81 mm · daylight 14 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Rouge an average May high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 81 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 43 min in mid-May, 80 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, Rouge runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. West Hill, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Rouge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West HillOntario | 4 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 81 mm |
| MalvernOntario | 5 km W | 18° | 8° | 83 mm |
| WoburnOntario | 6 km SW | 19° | 8° | 82 mm |
| BendaleOntario | 8 km WSW | 19° | 8° | 83 mm |
| Agincourt NorthOntario | 9 km W | 19° | 8° | 84 mm |
| MarkhamOntario | 11 km NW | 18° | 8° | 82 mm |
| Tam O'Shanter-SullivanOntario | 11 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 82 mm |
| PickeringOntario | 11 km NNE | 17° | 7° | 85 mm |