Chester Weather in May
Chester in May
The short of it: Chester in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 4° · rain 114 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Chester brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 4°, with about 114 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 min in mid-May, 82 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Chester runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bridgewater, 29 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Chester, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgewaterNova Scotia | 29 km SW | 17° | 5° | 123 mm |
| Stillwater LakeNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |
| TimberleaNova Scotia | 41 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Hammonds PlainsNova Scotia | 42 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 113 mm |
| Kearney LakeNova Scotia | 47 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 108 mm |
| Clayton Park WestNova Scotia | 47 km ENE | 14° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Clayton ParkNova Scotia | 49 km ENE | 14° | 5° | 108 mm |
| MillviewNova Scotia | 49 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |