Ithaca Weather in May
Ithaca in May
The short of it: Ithaca in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 70° · low 46° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Ithaca an average May high of 70°, a low of 46° and some 3.7 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 14° from April to about 70°, with nights near 46°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 3.7 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Ithaca runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Alma, 7 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ithaca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 14° warmer, 0.5 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaMichigan | 7 mi NNW | 70° | 46° | 3.7 in. |
| Saint LouisMichigan | 8 mi N | 70° | 46° | 3.6 in. |
| Saint JohnsMichigan | 20 mi S | 71° | 47° | 3.7 in. |
| Mount PleasantMichigan | 23 mi NNW | 69° | 45° | 3.5 in. |
| ChesaningMichigan | 26 mi ESE | 70° | 47° | 3.4 in. |
| New HavenMichigan | 27 mi ESE | 69° | 47° | 3.5 in. |
| MidlandMichigan | 29 mi NE | 69° | 46° | 3.4 in. |
| ShieldsMichigan | 29 mi ENE | 69° | 47° | 3.3 in. |