Canning Weather in May
Canning in May
The short of it: Canning in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 96 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Canning brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-May, 84 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Canning runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Wolfville, 10 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Canning, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WolfvilleNova Scotia | 10 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 96 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 10 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 11 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| WindsorNova Scotia | 30 km SE | 16° | 5° | 92 mm |
| KingstonNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 45 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Mount UniackeNova Scotia | 55 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 107 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 68 km SE | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |