Arcadia Weather in May
Arcadia in May
The short of it: Arcadia in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 101 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Arcadia an average May high of 16°, a low of 5° and some 101 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 5th 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Arcadia runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Valley Waters, 23 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Arcadia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley WatersNew Brunswick | 23 km SE | 16° | 5° | 100 mm |
| MaugervilleNew Brunswick | 30 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 99 mm |
| MintoNew Brunswick | 31 km N | 16° | 4° | 91 mm |
| OromoctoNew Brunswick | 32 km W | 17° | 5° | 99 mm |
| Grand LakeNew Brunswick | 35 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |
| HamptonNew Brunswick | 35 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 99 mm |
| Butternut ValleyNew Brunswick | 41 km E | 16° | 4° | 96 mm |
| LincolnNew Brunswick | 41 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |