Enfield Weather in May
Enfield in May
The short of it: Enfield in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 49 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 15° · low 4° · rain 100 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Enfield an average May high of 15°, a low of 4° and some 100 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 49 min in mid-May, 83 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, Enfield runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Fall River, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Enfield, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall RiverNova Scotia | 15 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 104 mm |
| Beaver BankNova Scotia | 17 km SW | 15° | 4° | 106 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 20 km SW | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |
| Lower SackvilleNova Scotia | 22 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 107 mm |
| Mount UniackeNova Scotia | 24 km WSW | 15° | 4° | 107 mm |
| BedfordNova Scotia | 26 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| PrestonNova Scotia | 27 km SSE | 14° | 5° | 105 mm |
| Port WallaceNova Scotia | 27 km S | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |