Limerick Weather in May
Limerick in May
The short of it: Limerick in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 67° · low 42° · rain 3.6 in. · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Limerick an average May high of 67°, a low of 42° and some 3.6 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 12° from April to about 67°, with nights near 42°. Wet spells are common — about 3.6 in., the 8th 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Limerick runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Waterboro, 11 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Limerick, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 12° warmer, 1.0 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaterboroMaine | 11 mi SSE | 67° | 42° | 3.5 in. |
| Hollis CenterMaine | 12 mi ESE | 67° | 42° | 3.5 in. |
| BuxtonMaine | 14 mi ESE | 66° | 42° | 3.5 in. |
| WakefieldNew Hampshire | 14 mi SW | 67° | 42° | 3.6 in. |
| OssipeeNew Hampshire | 16 mi W | 67° | 41° | 3.8 in. |
| SanfordMaine | 17 mi S | 68° | 43° | 3.6 in. |
| GorhamMaine | 17 mi E | 66° | 43° | 3.5 in. |
| North WindhamMaine | 20 mi ENE | 65° | 43° | 3.5 in. |