Irondequoit Weather in May
Irondequoit in May
The short of it: Irondequoit in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 69° · low 48° · rain 2.8 in. · daylight 14 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Irondequoit an average May high of 69°, a low of 48° and some 2.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 13° against April, to near 69°; nights run about 48°. Wet spells are common — about 2.8 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 39 min in mid-May, 78 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Irondequoit runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Rochester, 4 mi to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Irondequoit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 13° warmer, 0.3 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RochesterNew York | 4 mi SSW | 70° | 49° | 3.0 in. |
| BrightonNew York | 5 mi SSE | 71° | 49° | 2.9 in. |
| GreeceNew York | 6 mi W | 69° | 48° | 2.8 in. |
| North GatesNew York | 7 mi WSW | 69° | 48° | 2.9 in. |
| Gates-North GatesNew York | 7 mi WSW | 69° | 48° | 2.9 in. |
| WebsterNew York | 8 mi E | 68° | 47° | 2.9 in. |
| East RochesterNew York | 9 mi SSE | 70° | 48° | 3.0 in. |
| FairportNew York | 11 mi SE | 69° | 48° | 3.0 in. |