Fernie Weather in May
Fernie in May
The short of it: Fernie in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 75 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Fernie brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 16°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-May, 99 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fernie runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Jaffray, 21 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Fernie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 21 km SW | 19° | 3° | 58 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 29 km NNE | 14° | 1° | 60 mm |
| ColemanAlberta | 43 km ENE | 13° | 1° | 69 mm |
| BlairmoreAlberta | 47 km ENE | 13° | 1° | 71 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 51 km W | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 58 km N | 13° | 0° | 60 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 68 km WNW | 16° | 3° | 46 mm |
| EurekaMontana | 69 km S | 20° | 4° | 52 mm |