Campbell River Weather in May
Campbell River in May
The short of it: Campbell River in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Campbell River brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 23 min in mid-May, 102 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Campbell River runs about middling and about as wet in May. Quathiaski Cove, 4 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Campbell River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 34 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quathiaski CoveBritish Columbia | 4 km NNE | 17° | 8° | 65 mm |
| Heriot BayBritish Columbia | 10 km NNE | 17° | 8° | 67 mm |
| Oyster RiverBritish Columbia | 18 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 55 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 41 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 43 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 44 mm |
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 46 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 45 mm |
| CumberlandBritish Columbia | 47 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 56 mm |
| SliammonBritish Columbia | 47 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 58 mm |