Falkland Weather in May
Falkland in May
The short of it: Falkland in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Falkland an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 56 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 27 min in mid-May, 104 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Falkland runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Armstrong, 25 km to the ESE, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Falkland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArmstrongBritish Columbia | 25 km ESE | 22° | 7° | 50 mm |
| SpallumcheenBritish Columbia | 26 km ESE | 21° | 7° | 47 mm |
| PritchardBritish Columbia | 28 km NW | 22° | 7° | 43 mm |
| EnderbyBritish Columbia | 29 km ENE | 21° | 7° | 54 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 30 km NE | 20° | 7° | 57 mm |
| RancheroBritish Columbia | 30 km NE | 20° | 6° | 58 mm |
| VernonBritish Columbia | 33 km SE | 22° | 8° | 42 mm |
| GrindrodBritish Columbia | 34 km ENE | 21° | 7° | 57 mm |