Central Coquitlam Weather in May
Central Coquitlam in May
The short of it: Central Coquitlam in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 111 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Central Coquitlam an average May high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 111 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 18°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 111 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Central Coquitlam runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Port Moody, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Central Coquitlam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 53 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port MoodyBritish Columbia | 3 km NNE | 18° | 9° | 114 mm |
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 17° | 9° | 109 mm |
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 3 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 109 mm |
| Coquitlam Town CentreBritish Columbia | 4 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 114 mm |
| CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 5 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 115 mm |
| Port CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 19° | 9° | 115 mm |
| Fraser HeightsBritish Columbia | 8 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 100 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 8 km SW | 18° | 9° | 89 mm |