Bathurst Weather in May
Bathurst in May
The short of it: Bathurst in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 6 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 15° · low 4° · rain 89 mm · daylight 15 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Bathurst an average May high of 15°, a low of 4° and some 89 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 6 min in mid-May, 92 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, Bathurst runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Big River, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bathurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big RiverNew Brunswick | 5 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 90 mm |
| North TetagoucheNew Brunswick | 8 km WNW | 15° | 3° | 96 mm |
| BeresfordNew Brunswick | 9 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 91 mm |
| DunlopNew Brunswick | 10 km NW | 15° | 4° | 94 mm |
| RobertvilleNew Brunswick | 13 km NW | 15° | 3° | 96 mm |
| NigadooNew Brunswick | 14 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 94 mm |
| Belle-BaieNew Brunswick | 18 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 96 mm |
| Petit-RocherNew Brunswick | 19 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 96 mm |