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Kingston May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Kingston, Ontario in the month of May.

Typical Kingston May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	17.8 °C
Average daily low	7.7 °C
Average monthly precipitation	7.3 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	39.4%

Kingston May Weather Records 1872–2024
Highest temperature	31.7 °C	May 26, 2010
Lowest temperature	-6.1 °C	May 3, 1946
Highest daily low	18.3 °C	May 30, 1914
Lowest daily high	3.3 °C	May 23, 1925
Hottest average high temperature	21.8 °C	1998
Coldest average high temperature	12.3 °C	1907
Most daily precipitation	6.1 cm	May 16, 1916
Most monthly precipitation	20.0 cm	1919

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	14.5	4.5	24.0	-3.9
May 2	14.7	4.7	26.7	-3.3
May 3	14.9	4.9	26.0	-6.1
May 4	15.1	5.0	24.0	-2.3
May 5	15.3	5.2	26.1	-2.2
May 6	15.5	5.3	26.1	-2.2
May 7	15.7	5.6	24.5	-3.9
May 8	15.9	5.8	26.7	-1.2
May 9	16.2	6.0	27.2	-4.0
May 10	16.5	6.3	30.0	-5.0
May 11	16.7	6.5	28.3	-3.3
May 12	16.9	6.7	27.2	-2.2
May 13	17.2	7.0	26.0	-1.7
May 14	17.4	7.2	26.1	-0.6
May 15	17.6	7.5	25.5	0.0
May 16	17.8	7.6	29.0	-1.7
May 17	18.0	7.8	27.0	-1.3
May 18	18.1	8.0	29.4	-1.4
May 19	18.3	8.2	26.1	1.1
May 20	18.4	8.4	29.0	1.0
May 21	18.5	8.5	26.1	0.0
May 22	18.6	8.7	29.4	-0.6
May 23	18.7	8.8	27.3	-2.2
May 24	18.9	9.0	29.4	1.1
May 25	19.0	9.1	26.8	1.1
May 26	19.2	9.3	31.7	1.1
May 27	19.4	9.5	29.1	-1.1
May 28	19.6	9.8	28.2	1.1
May 29	19.8	10.0	29.4	0.6
May 30	20.0	10.1	30.0	1.6
May 31	20.2	10.3	30.5	2.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2008–2024	Kingston Climate	location
1997–2007	Kingston Pumping Station	location
1957–1996	Kingston A	location
1872–1956	Kingston Queens University	location