Botwood Weather in May
Botwood in May
The short of it: Botwood in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 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 12° · low 2° · rain 82 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Botwood brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 2°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 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, Botwood runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Peterview, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Botwood, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeterviewNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km S | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 10 km SE | 12° | 2° | 92 mm |
| Bishop's FallsNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km SSW | 13° | 2° | 87 mm |
| Point LeamingtonNewfoundland and Labrador | 21 km N | 12° | 2° | 83 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 23 km ENE | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| EmbreeNewfoundland and Labrador | 28 km NE | 11° | 2° | 84 mm |
| Grand Falls-WindsorNewfoundland and Labrador | 33 km SW | 13° | 2° | 83 mm |
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 39 km ESE | 12° | 2° | 93 mm |