Cumberland Weather in May
Cumberland in May
The short of it: Cumberland in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Cumberland brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 17°, with nights near 6°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-May, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cumberland runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Royston, 7 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Cumberland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 51 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 18° | 8° | 45 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 8 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 10 km NE | 18° | 8° | 44 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 11 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 18 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 19 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Fanny BayBritish Columbia | 21 km SE | 17° | 7° | 50 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 28 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |