Fox Mountain Weather in May
Fox Mountain in May
The short of it: Fox Mountain in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 35 mm · daylight 15 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Fox Mountain an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 35 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 40 min in mid-May, 111 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Fox Mountain runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Williams Lake, 2 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Fox Mountain, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams LakeBritish Columbia | 2 km W | 18° | 4° | 34 mm |
| 108 Mile RanchBritish Columbia | 67 km SE | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| HancevilleBritish Columbia | 69 km WSW | 18° | 3° | 31 mm |
| 100 Mile HouseBritish Columbia | 79 km SE | 18° | 3° | 43 mm |
| QuesnelBritish Columbia | 96 km NNW | 19° | 4° | 40 mm |
| ClearwaterBritish Columbia | 154 km ESE | 22° | 6° | 47 mm |
| Cache CreekBritish Columbia | 158 km SSE | 21° | 6° | 34 mm |
| LillooetBritish Columbia | 163 km S | 20° | 7° | 28 mm |