Bridgewater Weather in May
Bridgewater in May
The short of it: Bridgewater in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 123 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Bridgewater an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 123 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 123 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-May, 82 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Bridgewater runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Lunenburg, 16 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Bridgewater, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LunenburgNova Scotia | 16 km E | 16° | 5° | 118 mm |
| ChesterNova Scotia | 29 km NE | 15° | 4° | 114 mm |
| LiverpoolNova Scotia | 41 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Shad BayNova Scotia | 60 km ENE | 14° | 4° | 110 mm |
| Stillwater LakeNova Scotia | 65 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |
| TimberleaNova Scotia | 69 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Hammonds PlainsNova Scotia | 71 km NE | 15° | 4° | 113 mm |
| BeechvilleNova Scotia | 72 km ENE | 14° | 5° | 110 mm |