Fruitvale Weather in May
Fruitvale in May
The short of it: Fruitvale in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 6° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Fruitvale an average May high of 20°, a low of 6° and some 63 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Fruitvale runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Montrose, 4 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Fruitvale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 4 km SSW | 22° | 7° | 58 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 11 km W | 21° | 7° | 63 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 14 km W | 21° | 7° | 62 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 15 km NW | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 19 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 65 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 19 km NNW | 21° | 7° | 66 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 22 km ENE | 19° | 5° | 72 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 24 km NNW | 21° | 7° | 65 mm |