Wasaga Beach weather in May

In May, Wasaga Beach sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wasaga Beach's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wasaga Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:58 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Wasaga Beach is town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1974

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wasaga Beach reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2125
3135
4135
5135
6135
7136
8146
9146
10146
11146
12146
13147
14157
15157
16157
17157
18158
19168
20168
21168
22168
23179
24179
25179
26179
271710
281810
291810
301810
311810

How May really feels in Wasaga Beach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Wasaga Beach weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -10°691313.390.0
Feb-3° / -10°519.39.510.10.0
Mar / -5°6010.57.211.60.0
Apr / 8211.13.513.21.6
May15° / 8410.20.114.64.6
Jun21° / 13°8310.8015.36.4
Jul24° / 17°7811.10156.9
Aug24° / 16°8411.4013.96.8
Sep20° / 12°8511.5012.36.1
Oct13° / 9114.10.610.73.2
Nov / 8814.26.39.40.5
Dec / -5°7515.313.18.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104555
114555
124456
134654
144654
154555
164654
174654
184654
194654
204753
214852
224852
234852
244852
254852
264753
274753
284852
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Wasaga Beach gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1353
2352
3352
4342
5341
6341
7341
8341
9341
10331
11331
12331
13330
14330
15330
16320
17320
18320
19320
20320
21320
22320
23320
24320
25320
26320
27330
28330
29340
30340
31340

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
399100
499100
599100
699100
799100
898200
998200
1098200
1197210
1296310
1396310
1496310
1595410
1695410
1794510
1892620
1992620
2091720
2189830
2288930
23861040
24851050
25831151
26821251
27811261
28801361
29801361
30791461
31771571

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:187:16
214.05:177:17
314.15:157:19
414.15:147:20
514.15:127:21
614.25:117:22
714.25:107:24
814.35:087:25
914.35:077:26
1014.45:067:27
1114.45:047:28
1214.45:037:30
1314.55:027:31
1414.55:017:32
1514.65:007:33
1614.64:587:34
1714.64:577:35
1814.74:567:36
1914.74:557:38
2014.74:547:39
2114.84:537:40
2214.84:527:41
2314.84:517:42
2414.94:507:43
2514.94:507:44
2614.94:497:45
2715.04:487:46
2815.04:477:47
2915.04:477:48
3015.04:467:49
3115.14:457:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wasaga Beach?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wasaga Beach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wasaga Beach in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Wasaga Beach sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Wasaga Beach in May

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Aug 24 — about 0.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Wasaga Beach in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wasaga Beach peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wasaga Beach?

Wasaga Beach sits at 44.5°N, 80.0°W, 188 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Collingwood, 16 km away.

Topography around Wasaga Beach

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wasaga Beach.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wasaga Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m.

The land around Wasaga Beach is covered by trees (42%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (34%), cropland (33%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Collingwood 16 km · Midland 28 km · Barrie 31 km · Innisfil 38 km · Alliston 42 km · Orillia 48 km · Keswick 53 km · East Gwillimbury 65 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Wasaga Beach (44.5168°, -80.0164°, elevation 188 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).