Algonquin Weather in May
Algonquin in May
The short of it: Algonquin in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 76° · low 54° · rain 3.8 in. · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Algonquin an average May high of 76°, a low of 54° and some 3.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 76°; nights run about 54°. Wet spells are common — about 3.8 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-May, 66 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Algonquin runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Easton, 13 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Algonquin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EastonMaryland | 13 mi N | 76° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| SalisburyMaryland | 31 mi ESE | 76° | 55° | 3.5 in. |
| AnnapolisMaryland | 34 mi NW | 76° | 55° | 4.1 in. |
| ParoleMaryland | 36 mi NW | 75° | 54° | 4.2 in. |
| ArnoldMaryland | 38 mi NW | 75° | 54° | 4.1 in. |
| Greater Upper MarlboroMaryland | 39 mi WNW | 76° | 54° | 4.1 in. |
| Severna ParkMaryland | 41 mi NW | 75° | 55° | 4.1 in. |
| Lake ShoreMaryland | 42 mi NNW | 75° | 55° | 4.0 in. |