Amherst Weather in May
Amherst in May
The short of it: Amherst in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Amherst brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 5°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 86 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Amherst runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 90 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | 15° | 4° | 92 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | 15° | 4° | 100 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | 16° | 5° | 97 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | 15° | 4° | 93 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |