Fairwinds Weather in May
Fairwinds in May
The short of it: Fairwinds in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 41 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Fairwinds brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 8°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 8°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 99 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fairwinds runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Parksville, 14 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Fairwinds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 24 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParksvilleBritish Columbia | 14 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 18 km SE | 18° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 24 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 46 mm |
| SecheltBritish Columbia | 35 km NE | 17° | 10° | 64 mm |
| Port AlberniBritish Columbia | 49 km W | 18° | 7° | 70 mm |
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 58 km SE | 17° | 7° | 44 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 63 km SSE | 18° | 8° | 42 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 65 km E | 16° | 9° | 73 mm |