Strathcona Park Weather in May
Strathcona Park in May
The short of it: Strathcona Park in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 45 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 79 mm · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Strathcona Park an average May high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 79 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 45 min in mid-May, 81 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, Strathcona Park runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Grenville Park, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Strathcona Park, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenville ParkOntario | 2 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 78 mm |
| KingscourtOntario | 2 km ESE | 18° | 8° | 78 mm |
| Waterloo VillageOntario | 2 km W | 18° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Calvin ParkOntario | 2 km S | 18° | 8° | 78 mm |
| Cataraqui NorthOntario | 3 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Polson ParkOntario | 3 km S | 18° | 8° | 78 mm |
| WilliamsvilleOntario | 3 km SE | 18° | 8° | 77 mm |
| SunnysideOntario | 3 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 78 mm |