Five Rivers Weather in May
Five Rivers in May
The short of it: Five Rivers in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Five Rivers an average May high of 15°, a low of 5° and some 97 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 15°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 59 min in mid-May, 89 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Five Rivers runs about middling and drier than most in May. Elsipogtog First Nation, 7 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Five Rivers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsipogtog First NationNew Brunswick | 7 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 99 mm |
| RichibuctoNew Brunswick | 14 km N | 15° | 5° | 99 mm |
| BeaurivageNew Brunswick | 15 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 100 mm |
| BouctoucheNew Brunswick | 16 km SE | 15° | 5° | 95 mm |
| Grand-BouctoucheNew Brunswick | 17 km ESE | 15° | 5° | 95 mm |
| ChampdoréNew Brunswick | 21 km SSE | 15° | 5° | 95 mm |
| Saint-AntoineNew Brunswick | 25 km SSE | 15° | 5° | 94 mm |
| CocagneNew Brunswick | 33 km SE | 15° | 5° | 92 mm |