Bridgetown Weather in May
Bridgetown in May
The short of it: Bridgetown in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Bridgetown an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 93 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 49 min in mid-May, 83 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Bridgetown runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lawrencetown, 11 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bridgetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 11 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 21 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| Annapolis RoyalNova Scotia | 21 km WSW | 16° | 5° | 98 mm |
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 32 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| KingstonNova Scotia | 32 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| AylesfordNova Scotia | 42 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 89 mm |
| DigbyNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 16° | 5° | 105 mm |
| BerwickNova Scotia | 50 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |