Bowser Weather in May
Bowser in May
The short of it: Bowser in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 48 mm · daylight 15 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Bowser brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 8°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 17°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 19 min in mid-May, 99 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Bowser runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hornby Island, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Bowser, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 40 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 10 km N | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 10 km WNW | 17° | 7° | 50 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 14 km NW | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 14 km NNW | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| DashwoodBritish Columbia | 15 km SE | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Whisky CreekBritish Columbia | 20 km SE | 17° | 7° | 53 mm |
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 21 km ESE | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 21 km NW | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |