Ossipee Weather in May
Ossipee in May
The short of it: Ossipee in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 79° · low 55° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Ossipee brings afternoons near 79° and nights around 55°, with about 3.9 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 79°, with nights near 55°. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-May, 60 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Ossipee runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Glen Raven, 4 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ossipee, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen RavenNorth Carolina | 4 mi SSE | 80° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| ElonNorth Carolina | 5 mi S | 79° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| GibsonvilleNorth Carolina | 5 mi SSW | 79° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| BurlingtonNorth Carolina | 7 mi SE | 80° | 56° | 3.9 in. |
| GrahamNorth Carolina | 9 mi SE | 80° | 56° | 3.9 in. |
| MebaneNorth Carolina | 15 mi ESE | 79° | 55° | 3.9 in. |
| ReidsvilleNorth Carolina | 15 mi NW | 78° | 55° | 3.8 in. |
| Forest OaksNorth Carolina | 17 mi SW | 79° | 55° | 3.9 in. |