Sandy Hill Weather in May
Sandy Hill in May
The short of it: Sandy Hill in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 7° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Sandy Hill an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 88 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 19°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Sandy Hill runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Lowertown, 1 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sandy Hill, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LowertownOntario | 1 km WNW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| CentretownOntario | 2 km SW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 2 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| VanierOntario | 2 km NNE | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| OverbrookOntario | 2 km E | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| OttawaOntario | 2 km SW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| HullQuebec | 3 km W | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| The GlebeOntario | 3 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |