Barkers Point Weather in May
Barkers Point in May
The short of it: Barkers Point in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 99 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Barkers Point an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 99 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 6th 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Barkers Point runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Downtown Fredericton, 2 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Barkers Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown FrederictonNew Brunswick | 2 km NW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Rabbit TownNew Brunswick | 2 km W | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Skyline AcresNew Brunswick | 2 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| North DevonNew Brunswick | 2 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Town PlatNew Brunswick | 2 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Southwood ParkNew Brunswick | 3 km S | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Fredericton NorthsideNew Brunswick | 3 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| FrederictonNew Brunswick | 3 km WSW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |