Waterloo Weather in May
Waterloo in May
The short of it: Waterloo in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 171 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 171 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Waterloo brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 24°, with about 171 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 171 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Waterloo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kent, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Waterloo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 131 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KentWestern Area | 1 km SE | 32° | 23° | 176 mm |
| HastingsWestern Area | 9 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 167 mm |
| FreetownWestern Area | 24 km NW | 31° | 24° | 163 mm |
| GoderichWestern Area | 26 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 161 mm |
| DublinWestern Area | 26 km SSW | 31° | 25° | 171 mm |
| PepelNorthern Province | 28 km N | 31° | 24° | 160 mm |
| MasoyilaNorthern Province | 33 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 156 mm |
| SawktaNorthern Province | 36 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 156 mm |