Sumner Weather in May
Sumner in May
The short of it: Sumner in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 128 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 16 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 55° · rain 5.0 in. · daylight 14 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
May in Sumner brings afternoons near 76° and nights around 55°, with about 5.0 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 76°, with nights near 55°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.0 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 16 min in mid-May, 66 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, Sumner runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Bridgeport, 6 mi to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Sumner, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.3 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgeportIllinois | 6 mi E | 76° | 55° | 5.1 in. |
| LawrencevilleIllinois | 10 mi E | 76° | 55° | 5.2 in. |
| OlneyIllinois | 12 mi W | 77° | 55° | 4.9 in. |
| West SalemIllinois | 16 mi SSW | 77° | 55° | 5.1 in. |
| VincennesIndiana | 18 mi E | 77° | 56° | 5.3 in. |
| OblongIllinois | 20 mi N | 76° | 55° | 4.8 in. |
| RobinsonIllinois | 21 mi NNE | 76° | 55° | 5.0 in. |
| Mount CarmelIllinois | 22 mi SSE | 77° | 56° | 5.3 in. |