Castlegar Weather in May
Castlegar in May
The short of it: Castlegar in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Castlegar an average May high of 21°, a low of 7° and some 65 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 5th 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Castlegar runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Ootischenia, 5 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Castlegar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 5 km SSE | 21° | 7° | 66 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km S | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 24 km SSE | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 25 km S | 21° | 7° | 63 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 26 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 62 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 27 km S | 22° | 7° | 58 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 29 km SSW | 17° | 5° | 65 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 31 km ESE | 19° | 5° | 72 mm |