Waterloo Weather in May
Waterloo in May
The short of it: Waterloo in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 115 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Waterloo an average May high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 115 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 115 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 min in mid-May, 85 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Waterloo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Bromont, 11 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Waterloo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BromontQuebec | 11 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 111 mm |
| Lac-BromeQuebec | 15 km S | 18° | 6° | 117 mm |
| GranbyQuebec | 18 km WNW | 18° | 7° | 105 mm |
| Roxton PondQuebec | 19 km NW | 18° | 6° | 104 mm |
| CowansvilleQuebec | 25 km SW | 18° | 6° | 109 mm |
| SuttonQuebec | 29 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 116 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 30 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| Acton ValeQuebec | 34 km N | 18° | 6° | 103 mm |