Chipman Weather in May
Chipman in May
The short of it: Chipman in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 96 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Chipman an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 96 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 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, Chipman runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Grand Lake, 8 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chipman, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand LakeNew Brunswick | 8 km SW | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |
| MintoNew Brunswick | 17 km SW | 16° | 4° | 91 mm |
| ArcadiaNew Brunswick | 43 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 101 mm |
| Butternut ValleyNew Brunswick | 46 km SE | 16° | 4° | 96 mm |
| Miramichi River ValleyNew Brunswick | 50 km N | 16° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Upper MiramichiNew Brunswick | 52 km NW | 16° | 3° | 97 mm |
| MaugervilleNew Brunswick | 55 km SW | 17° | 5° | 99 mm |
| NoonanNew Brunswick | 55 km WSW | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |