Digby Weather in May
Digby in May
The short of it: Digby in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 105 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Digby an average May high of 16°, a low of 5° and some 105 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 9th 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Digby runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Annapolis Royal, 23 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Digby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis RoyalNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 16° | 5° | 98 mm |
| BridgetownNova Scotia | 45 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 55 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 65 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| LornevilleNew Brunswick | 70 km NNW | 14° | 5° | 111 mm |
| Red HeadNew Brunswick | 72 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 112 mm |
| Island View HeightsNew Brunswick | 74 km NNW | 15° | 6° | 110 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 74 km NNW | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |