Steele Weather in May
Steele in May
The short of it: Steele in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 81° · low 57° · rain 4.4 in. · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Steele an average May high of 81°, a low of 57° and some 4.4 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 81°, nights near 57°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.4 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 min in mid-May, 55 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Steele runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Attalla, 9 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Steele, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 1.0 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AttallaAlabama | 9 mi NE | 81° | 57° | 4.5 in. |
| Rainbow CityAlabama | 9 mi E | 82° | 57° | 4.4 in. |
| SouthsideAlabama | 10 mi E | 82° | 58° | 4.4 in. |
| GadsdenAlabama | 12 mi ENE | 82° | 58° | 4.5 in. |
| GlencoeAlabama | 15 mi E | 81° | 57° | 4.4 in. |
| OneontaAlabama | 16 mi W | 80° | 56° | 4.6 in. |
| BoazAlabama | 18 mi N | 80° | 56° | 4.8 in. |
| HortonAlabama | 19 mi NNW | 80° | 56° | 4.7 in. |