Ripon Weather in May
Ripon in May
The short of it: Ripon in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 69° · low 46° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 14 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Ripon an average May high of 69°, a low of 46° and some 3.9 in. of rain. Highs rise 13° against April, to near 69°; nights run about 46°. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 43 min in mid-May, 80 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Ripon runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Berlin, 10 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ripon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 13° warmer, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BerlinWisconsin | 10 mi NNW | 69° | 46° | 4.0 in. |
| OmroWisconsin | 14 mi NNE | 69° | 46° | 3.9 in. |
| WaupunWisconsin | 15 mi SSE | 69° | 46° | 3.7 in. |
| North Fond du LacWisconsin | 18 mi E | 68° | 47° | 3.7 in. |
| OshkoshWisconsin | 19 mi NE | 69° | 47° | 3.7 in. |
| Fond du LacWisconsin | 20 mi ESE | 69° | 47° | 3.7 in. |
| Beaver DamWisconsin | 27 mi S | 70° | 46° | 3.7 in. |
| MayvilleWisconsin | 28 mi SSE | 69° | 46° | 3.6 in. |