Antigonish Weather in May
Antigonish in May
The short of it: Antigonish in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 3° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Antigonish brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 3°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 14°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Antigonish runs about middling and about as wet in May. Mulgrave, 47 km to the E, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Antigonish, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MulgraveNova Scotia | 47 km E | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 49 km NE | 11° | 3° | 87 mm |
| TrentonNova Scotia | 50 km W | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |
| Port HawkesburyNova Scotia | 50 km E | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| New GlasgowNova Scotia | 51 km W | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |
| StellartonNova Scotia | 52 km W | 14° | 4° | 85 mm |
| Pictou LandingNova Scotia | 53 km W | 13° | 4° | 78 mm |
| PictouNova Scotia | 56 km W | 14° | 4° | 78 mm |