Christopher Weather in May
Christopher in May
The short of it: Christopher in May averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 78° · low 56° · rain 5.0 in. · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Christopher brings afternoons near 78° and nights around 56°, with about 5.0 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 78°; nights run about 56°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.0 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-May, 64 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; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Christopher runs about middling and about as wet in May. Zeigler, 5 mi to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Christopher, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZeiglerIllinois | 5 mi S | 78° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| RoyaltonIllinois | 7 mi SSW | 78° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| BentonIllinois | 7 mi ENE | 77° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| SesserIllinois | 8 mi N | 77° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| West FrankfortIllinois | 8 mi SE | 78° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| Du QuoinIllinois | 10 mi WNW | 77° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| HerrinIllinois | 12 mi S | 78° | 56° | 5.0 in. |
| Johnston CityIllinois | 13 mi SSE | 78° | 56° | 5.0 in. |