Sutton Weather in May
Sutton in May
The short of it: Sutton in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 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 49° · rain 4.8 in. · daylight 14 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Sutton an average May high of 76°, a low of 49° and some 4.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 76°; nights run about 49°. Wet spells are common — about 4.8 in., the 2nd wettest month.
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, Sutton runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Gassaway, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Sutton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.5 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 27°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GassawayWest Virginia | 4 mi W | 76° | 49° | 4.8 in. |
| GlenvilleWest Virginia | 20 mi NNW | 76° | 49° | 4.6 in. |
| Webster SpringsWest Virginia | 20 mi SE | 73° | 47° | 5.3 in. |
| CraigsvilleWest Virginia | 23 mi S | 72° | 47° | 5.2 in. |
| SummersvilleWest Virginia | 28 mi SSW | 73° | 48° | 5.0 in. |
| WestonWest Virginia | 29 mi NNE | 75° | 48° | 4.7 in. |
| NettieWest Virginia | 31 mi S | 71° | 47° | 5.2 in. |
| RichwoodWest Virginia | 32 mi SSE | 71° | 46° | 5.2 in. |