Carbonear Weather in May
Carbonear in May
The short of it: Carbonear in May averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 2° · rain 100 mm · daylight 15 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Carbonear brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 2°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 11°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 7 min in mid-May, 93 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Carbonear runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Victoria, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Carbonear, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VictoriaNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km N | 11° | 2° | 102 mm |
| Harbour GraceNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km S | 11° | 2° | 98 mm |
| Upper Island CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 10 km S | 11° | 2° | 99 mm |
| Spaniard's BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 14 km SSW | 11° | 2° | 98 mm |
| Bay RobertsNewfoundland and Labrador | 16 km S | 11° | 2° | 98 mm |
| Clarke's BeachNewfoundland and Labrador | 22 km S | 11° | 2° | 99 mm |
| WabanaNewfoundland and Labrador | 24 km ESE | 11° | 2° | 98 mm |
| Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’sNewfoundland and Labrador | 31 km ESE | 9° | 1° | 103 mm |