Appleton Weather in May
Appleton in May
The short of it: Appleton in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 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 64° · low 43° · rain 4.0 in. · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Appleton an average May high of 64°, a low of 43° and some 4.0 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 12° from April to about 64°, with nights near 43°. Wet spells are common — about 4.0 in., the 5th wettest 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, Appleton runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Union, 5 mi to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Appleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 12° warmer, 0.6 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph