Tobermory Weather in May
Tobermory in May
The short of it: Tobermory in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 4° · rain 65 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Tobermory an average May high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 65 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 14°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-May, 84 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Tobermory runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Owen Sound, 95 km to the SE, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Tobermory, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen SoundOntario | 95 km SE | 17° | 6° | 97 mm |
| CollingwoodOntario | 143 km SE | 18° | 6° | 95 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 147 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 78 mm |
| MidlandOntario | 151 km ESE | 17° | 6° | 101 mm |
| Wasaga BeachOntario | 153 km ESE | 17° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Rayside-BalfourOntario | 155 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 83 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 164 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 78 mm |
| West NipissingOntario | 184 km NE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |