Walkerton Weather in May
Walkerton in May
The short of it: Walkerton in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 45 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 18° · low 6° · rain 100 mm · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Walkerton brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 6°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Walkerton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Hanover, 10 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Walkerton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanoverOntario | 10 km ENE | 18° | 6° | 97 mm |
| Mount ForestOntario | 38 km ESE | 17° | 6° | 100 mm |
| KincardineOntario | 39 km W | 16° | 6° | 93 mm |
| Port ElginOntario | 39 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 80 mm |
| ListowelOntario | 47 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 98 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 47 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 98 mm |
| Owen SoundOntario | 51 km NNE | 17° | 6° | 97 mm |
| SydenhamOntario | 56 km NNE | 17° | 6° | 96 mm |