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Toronto Weather in May

In May, Toronto averages a high of 19°C (66°F) and a low of 10°C (50°F), from 54 years of daily records (1971–2025).

19°C
Average high
66°F
10°C
Average low
50°F
33°C
Record high
91°F · May 17, 1977
-2°C
Record low
28°F · May 9, 2020

What May Is Like in Toronto

  • The May heat record, 33°C (91°F) on May 17, 1977, has stood for 48 years.
  • May in Toronto has become 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • The warmest May in the record was 1998; the coldest was 1997.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 28% of May days, and the month averages 69 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Toronto, every May since 1971
14°C19°C23°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 18.1°CMay 1972: 19.9°CMay 1973: 15.4°CMay 1974: 15.3°CMay 1975: 21.3°CMay 1976: 15.9°CMay 1977: 21.1°CMay 1978: 18.7°CMay 1979: 17.0°CMay 1980: 19.8°CMay 1981: 17.4°CMay 1982: 19.3°CMay 1983: 14.8°CMay 1984: 15.3°CMay 1985: 19.1°CMay 1986: 19.8°CMay 1987: 20.2°CMay 1988: 19.7°CMay 1989: 18.3°CMay 1990: 16.8°CMay 1991: 21.6°CMay 1992: 17.9°CMay 1993: 18.1°CMay 1994: 17.0°CMay 1995: 18.3°CMay 1996: 16.7°CMay 1997: 14.8°CMay 1998: 22.3°CMay 1999: 20.7°CMay 2000: 19.1°CMay 2001: 19.4°CMay 2002: 16.5°CMay 2003: 16.5°CMay 2004: 18.1°CMay 2005: 16.7°CMay 2006: 19.6°CMay 2007: 19.4°CMay 2008: 16.8°CMay 2009: 18.8°CMay 2010: 21.7°CMay 2011: 17.8°CMay 2012: 21.7°CMay 2013: 20.5°CMay 2014: 18.9°CMay 2015: 21.4°CMay 2016: 20.4°CMay 2017: 15.7°CMay 2018: 22.1°CMay 2019: 16.4°CMay 2020: 16.9°CMay 2021: 19.4°CMay 2022: 20.6°CMay 2023: 19.0°CMay 2024: 21.6°C
Warmest: 1998 (22.3°C)Latest: 2024 (21.6°C)10-year averageLong-run average (18.6°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Toronto on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Toronto (1971–2003); Toronto City (2002–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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