Ely Weather in May
Ely in May
The short of it: Ely in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 32 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 73° · low 50° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 14 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Ely an average May high of 73°, a low of 50° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Highs rise 11° against April, to near 73°; nights run about 50°. Wet spells are common — about 4.3 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 32 min in mid-May, 74 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, Ely runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Solon, 7 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ely, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolonIowa | 7 mi SE | 73° | 50° | 4.3 in. |
| North LibertyIowa | 9 mi S | 73° | 51° | 4.3 in. |
| Mount VernonIowa | 9 mi ENE | 73° | 50° | 4.4 in. |
| Cedar RapidsIowa | 10 mi NNW | 73° | 50° | 4.4 in. |
| FairfaxIowa | 11 mi WNW | 73° | 50° | 4.4 in. |
| LisbonIowa | 11 mi ENE | 73° | 50° | 4.4 in. |
| MarionIowa | 11 mi N | 73° | 50° | 4.4 in. |
| TiffinIowa | 12 mi SSW | 73° | 51° | 4.3 in. |