Willimantic Weather in May
Willimantic in May
The short of it: Willimantic in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 31 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 68° · low 45° · rain 3.4 in. · daylight 14 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Willimantic an average May high of 68°, a low of 45° and some 3.4 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 11° from April to about 68°, with nights near 45°. Wet spells are common — about 3.4 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 31 min in mid-May, 74 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Willimantic runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Norwich, 15 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Willimantic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 0.8 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorwichConnecticut | 15 mi SSE | 68° | 47° | 3.3 in. |
| ManchesterConnecticut | 17 mi WNW | 70° | 47° | 3.6 in. |
| GlastonburyConnecticut | 21 mi W | 71° | 48° | 3.6 in. |
| East HartfordConnecticut | 21 mi WNW | 71° | 48° | 3.6 in. |
| WindsorConnecticut | 24 mi WNW | 71° | 47° | 3.6 in. |
| HartfordConnecticut | 25 mi W | 72° | 48° | 3.7 in. |
| MiddletownConnecticut | 25 mi WSW | 70° | 48° | 3.7 in. |
| New LondonConnecticut | 25 mi SSE | 68° | 48° | 3.4 in. |