Coquitlam Weather in May
Coquitlam in May
The short of it: Coquitlam in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 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 19° · low 9° · rain 115 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Coquitlam an average May high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 115 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 19°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 115 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, Coquitlam runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Coquitlam Town Centre, 1 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Coquitlam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 45 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam Town CentreBritish Columbia | 1 km SW | 18° | 9° | 114 mm |
| Port CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 2 km SSE | 19° | 9° | 115 mm |
| Port MoodyBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 18° | 9° | 114 mm |
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 109 mm |
| CaribooBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 109 mm |
| Fraser HeightsBritish Columbia | 9 km S | 19° | 9° | 100 mm |
| GuildfordBritish Columbia | 10 km S | 19° | 9° | 99 mm |
| Surrey City CentreBritish Columbia | 12 km SSW | 19° | 9° | 94 mm |