Borden-Carleton Weather in May
Borden-Carleton in May
The short of it: Borden-Carleton in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 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 5° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Borden-Carleton an average May high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 84 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 14°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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, Borden-Carleton runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Summerside, 17 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Borden-Carleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SummersidePrince Edward Island | 17 km NNW | 15° | 5° | 80 mm |
| KensingtonPrince Edward Island | 19 km N | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Clyde RiverPrince Edward Island | 32 km E | 14° | 4° | 89 mm |
| North RusticoPrince Edward Island | 34 km NE | 14° | 5° | 89 mm |
| CornwallPrince Edward Island | 35 km E | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 37 km WSW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| WinsloePrince Edward Island | 38 km E | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 39 km E | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |