Thurso Weather in May
Thurso in May
The short of it: Thurso in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 6° · rain 99 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Thurso an average May high of 19°, a low of 6° and some 99 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 86 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Thurso runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Clarence-Rockland, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Thurso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 6 km SSW | 19° | 6° | 96 mm |
| BuckinghamQuebec | 13 km W | 18° | 6° | 99 mm |
| Saint-André-AvellinQuebec | 19 km NE | 18° | 5° | 101 mm |
| PlantagenetOntario | 21 km ESE | 19° | 6° | 98 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 23 km SW | 19° | 7° | 94 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 25 km SW | 19° | 7° | 92 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 25 km SW | 19° | 7° | 93 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 29 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |