Westerly Weather in May
Westerly in May
The short of it: Westerly in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 66° · low 47° · rain 3.4 in. · daylight 14 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Westerly an average May high of 66°, a low of 47° and some 3.4 in. of rain. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 66°; nights run about 47°. Wet spells are common — about 3.4 in., the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 29 min in mid-May, 73 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Westerly runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. New London, 14 mi to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Westerly, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.9 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New LondonConnecticut | 14 mi W | 68° | 48° | 3.4 in. |
| WaterfordConnecticut | 16 mi W | 67° | 47° | 3.5 in. |
| NorwichConnecticut | 16 mi NW | 68° | 47° | 3.3 in. |
| South KingstownRhode Island | 16 mi ENE | 66° | 47° | 3.6 in. |
| Montville CenterConnecticut | 18 mi WNW | 67° | 46° | 3.5 in. |
| NarragansettRhode Island | 20 mi ENE | 66° | 47° | 3.5 in. |
| PlainfieldConnecticut | 21 mi NNW | 67° | 45° | 3.3 in. |
| North KingstownRhode Island | 22 mi ENE | 67° | 47° | 3.5 in. |