Baddeck Weather in May
Baddeck in May
The short of it: Baddeck in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 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 13° · low 3° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Baddeck brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 3°, with about 102 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 13°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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, Baddeck runs about middling and drier than most in May. Eskasoni 3, 20 km to the SSE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Baddeck, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 20 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 31 km WSW | 12° | 3° | 96 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 34 km E | 13° | 4° | 107 mm |
| Sydney ForksNova Scotia | 35 km E | 13° | 4° | 109 mm |
| Georges RiverNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 12° | 3° | 106 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 37 km E | 13° | 4° | 110 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 40 km ENE | 12° | 3° | 106 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 40 km E | 13° | 4° | 107 mm |