Fall River Weather in May
Fall River in May
The short of it: Fall River in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 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 5° · rain 104 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Fall River brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 104 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 9th 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, Fall River runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Beaver Bank, 5 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Fall River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver BankNova Scotia | 5 km W | 15° | 4° | 106 mm |
| Lower SackvilleNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 15° | 5° | 107 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 8 km W | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |
| BedfordNova Scotia | 11 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| MillviewNova Scotia | 13 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| BurnsideNova Scotia | 13 km S | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Port WallaceNova Scotia | 14 km SSE | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Albro LakeNova Scotia | 15 km S | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |