Waterdown Weather in May
Waterdown in May
The short of it: Waterdown in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 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 7° · rain 96 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Waterdown brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 7°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 96 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-May, 79 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, Waterdown runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Burlington, 7 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Waterdown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BurlingtonOntario | 7 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 93 mm |
| HamiltonOntario | 10 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 83 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 15 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 89 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 16 km SE | 19° | 9° | 81 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 20 km N | 18° | 7° | 92 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 21 km NE | 18° | 8° | 89 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 33 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 83 mm |
| Halton HillsOntario | 34 km N | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |