Delta Weather in May
Delta in May
The short of it: Delta in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 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 18° · low 9° · rain 62 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Delta brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 9°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Delta runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Ladner, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Delta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LadnerBritish Columbia | 2 km W | 18° | 9° | 62 mm |
| BroadmoorBritish Columbia | 9 km NW | 18° | 10° | 60 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 10 km WNW | 17° | 9° | 56 mm |
| Brighouse-City CentreBritish Columbia | 10 km NW | 18° | 10° | 65 mm |
| RichmondBritish Columbia | 11 km NW | 18° | 10° | 65 mm |
| North DeltaBritish Columbia | 13 km NE | 18° | 9° | 85 mm |
| Strawberry HillBritish Columbia | 13 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 85 mm |
| Victoria-FraserviewBritish Columbia | 14 km N | 18° | 10° | 86 mm |