Kettering Weather in May
Kettering in May
The short of it: Kettering in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 76° · low 54° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 14 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Kettering an average May high of 76°, a low of 54° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 76°; nights run about 54°. Wet spells are common — about 4.3 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 17 min in mid-May, 67 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Kettering runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Bowie, 6 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kettering, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.8 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BowieMaryland | 6 mi NE | 76° | 54° | 4.3 in. |
| Suitland-Silver HillMaryland | 7 mi WSW | 76° | 55° | 4.1 in. |
| College ParkMaryland | 9 mi NW | 77° | 55° | 4.3 in. |
| ClintonMaryland | 9 mi SSW | 75° | 54° | 4.0 in. |
| Oxon Hill-GlassmanorMaryland | 11 mi SW | 76° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| ChillumMaryland | 11 mi WNW | 77° | 55° | 4.3 in. |
| Downtown DCDistrict of Columbia | 11 mi W | 77° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| Columbia HeightsDistrict of Columbia | 12 mi WNW | 77° | 55° | 4.1 in. |