Gorham Weather in May
Gorham in May
The short of it: Gorham in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 66° · low 43° · rain 3.5 in. · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Gorham brings afternoons near 66° and nights around 43°, with about 3.5 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 12° against April, to near 66°; nights run about 43°. Wet spells are common — about 3.5 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 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, Gorham runs about middling and drier than most in May. Westbrook, 4 mi to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Gorham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 12° warmer, 1.0 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestbrookMaine | 4 mi E | 66° | 44° | 3.6 in. |
| BuxtonMaine | 5 mi SW | 66° | 42° | 3.5 in. |
| South Portland GardensMaine | 7 mi ESE | 66° | 45° | 3.7 in. |
| West ScarboroughMaine | 8 mi SSE | 65° | 44° | 3.6 in. |
| Hollis CenterMaine | 9 mi SW | 67° | 42° | 3.5 in. |
| ScarboroughMaine | 9 mi SE | 65° | 44° | 3.7 in. |
| PortlandMaine | 9 mi E | 66° | 45° | 3.7 in. |
| South PortlandMaine | 10 mi ESE | 65° | 45° | 3.7 in. |