Ancaster climate

Ancaster Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Ancaster, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 16°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 4°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ancaster, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
19°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 28, 2018
Reanalysis low
-3°CMay 12, 2020
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
16.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 116°C4°C23°C 2001-1°C 200240%
May 216°C4°C24°C 2001-1°C 199741%
May 316°C5°C25°C 2001-1°C 200542%
May 417°C5°C24°C 2001-3°C 200442%
May 517°C5°C25°C 19990°C 202042%
May 617°C6°C25°C 20000°C 199742%
May 717°C6°C26°C 2015-2°C 199744%
May 818°C6°C28°C 2015-3°C 202044%
May 918°C6°C28°C 2015-3°C 202043%
May 1018°C6°C28°C 1993-1°C 201042%
May 1118°C6°C27°C 1993-1°C 202043%
May 1218°C6°C26°C 1992-3°C 202045%
May 1318°C7°C27°C 2004-3°C 202044%
May 1418°C7°C28°C 19982°C 201544%
May 1519°C7°C30°C 19981°C 201644%
May 1619°C7°C28°C 19911°C 201645%
May 1719°C7°C27°C 19982°C 200945%
May 1819°C8°C29°C 1998-1°C 200945%
May 1919°C8°C30°C 1998-1°C 200244%
May 2020°C8°C30°C 2012-2°C 200243%
May 2120°C8°C28°C 2012-1°C 200244%
May 2220°C9°C30°C 19942°C 200243%
May 2321°C9°C30°C 19911°C 201543%
May 2421°C9°C29°C 20072°C 201344%
May 2521°C9°C29°C 20122°C 201345%
May 2621°C10°C31°C 20103°C 201346%
May 2722°C10°C31°C 20102°C 199446%
May 2822°C10°C31°C 20182°C 200846%
May 2922°C10°C31°C 20062°C 200448%
May 3022°C10°C29°C 20185°C 200148%
May 3122°C11°C29°C 20102°C 200147%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ancaster, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.