Dominion Weather in May
Dominion in May
The short of it: Dominion in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 13° · low 4° · rain 105 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Dominion brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 4°, with about 105 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 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, Dominion runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Gardiner Mines, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Dominion, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 21 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardiner MinesNova Scotia | 3 km WSW | 13° | 4° | 104 mm |
| Reserve MinesNova Scotia | 4 km S | 13° | 4° | 105 mm |
| Glace BayNova Scotia | 5 km ESE | 13° | 4° | 109 mm |
| New WaterfordNova Scotia | 6 km NW | 13° | 4° | 105 mm |
| ScotchtownNova Scotia | 7 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 104 mm |
| New VictoriaNova Scotia | 10 km WNW | 13° | 3° | 103 mm |
| DonkinNova Scotia | 12 km ESE | 12° | 4° | 111 mm |
| Port MorienNova Scotia | 14 km SE | 12° | 4° | 112 mm |