Wheaton Weather in May
Wheaton in May
The short of it: Wheaton in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 18 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 54° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 14 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Wheaton an average May high of 76°, a low of 54° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 76°; nights run about 54°. Wet spells are common — about 4.3 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 18 min in mid-May, 67 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, Wheaton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Aspen Hill, 3 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Wheaton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.8 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen HillMaryland | 3 mi NNW | 76° | 54° | 4.3 in. |
| North BethesdaMaryland | 3 mi W | 76° | 53° | 4.2 in. |
| Silver SpringMaryland | 4 mi SSE | 76° | 54° | 4.3 in. |
| BethesdaMaryland | 5 mi SSW | 76° | 54° | 4.1 in. |
| RockvilleMaryland | 6 mi WNW | 76° | 53° | 4.2 in. |
| ChillumMaryland | 6 mi SSE | 77° | 55° | 4.3 in. |
| College ParkMaryland | 8 mi ESE | 77° | 55° | 4.3 in. |
| Mount PleasantDistrict of Columbia | 8 mi S | 77° | 55° | 4.1 in. |