Stratford Weather in May
Stratford in May
The short of it: Stratford in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 4° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Stratford an average May high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 88 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 13°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Stratford runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Southport, 2 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Stratford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SouthportPrince Edward Island | 2 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| CharlottetownPrince Edward Island | 4 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Downtown CharlottetownPrince Edward Island | 4 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| ParkdalePrince Edward Island | 5 km NW | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| BrightonPrince Edward Island | 5 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Hillsborough ParkPrince Edward Island | 6 km NNW | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Mt. EdwardPrince Edward Island | 6 km NW | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Spring ParkPrince Edward Island | 6 km NW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |