Central York Weather in May
Central York in May
The short of it: Central York in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 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 4° · rain 101 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Central York an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 101 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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, Central York runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Keswick Ridge, 2 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Central York, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keswick RidgeNew Brunswick | 2 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 101 mm |
| SilverwoodNew Brunswick | 12 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 101 mm |
| KingsclearNew Brunswick | 13 km S | 17° | 4° | 105 mm |
| DouglasNew Brunswick | 14 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 100 mm |
| Estey's BridgeNew Brunswick | 15 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| Garden CreekNew Brunswick | 16 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| HanwellNew Brunswick | 17 km SE | 17° | 4° | 103 mm |
| Sunset AcresNew Brunswick | 18 km E | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |