Donovans Weather in May
Donovans in May
The short of it: Donovans in May averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 2° · rain 109 mm · daylight 15 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Donovans an average May high of 11°, a low of 2° and some 109 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 11°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 6 min in mid-May, 92 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Donovans runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Glendale, 2 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Donovans, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GlendaleNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km ESE | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| Karwood EstatesNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km NW | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| Evergreen VillageNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km N | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| SouthlandsNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km SSE | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| PearlgateNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km SE | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| ParadiseNewfoundland and Labrador | 3 km WNW | 11° | 2° | 106 mm |
| Mount PearlNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km E | 11° | 2° | 108 mm |
| Kenmount TerraceNewfoundland and Labrador | 5 km NE | 11° | 2° | 107 mm |