Burnaby Weather in May
Burnaby in May
The short of it: Burnaby in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 107 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Burnaby brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 107 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 17°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 107 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 99 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Burnaby runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Cariboo, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Burnaby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 57 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 5 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 109 mm |
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 17° | 9° | 109 mm |
| MetrotownBritish Columbia | 6 km SW | 18° | 9° | 93 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 6 km WNW | 18° | 10° | 97 mm |
| Renfrew-CollingwoodBritish Columbia | 7 km WSW | 18° | 9° | 91 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 7 km SSE | 18° | 9° | 89 mm |
| KillarneyBritish Columbia | 8 km SW | 18° | 10° | 86 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 8 km W | 18° | 10° | 91 mm |