Gander Weather in May
Gander in May
The short of it: Gander in May averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 16 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 11° · low 1° · rain 89 mm · daylight 15 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Gander an average May high of 11°, a low of 1° and some 89 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 11°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 16 min in mid-May, 97 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, Gander runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Appleton, 18 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Gander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppletonNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km W | 12° | 2° | 91 mm |
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km W | 12° | 2° | 93 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 35 km ESE | 12° | 2° | 78 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km N | 11° | 2° | 83 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km NNE | 12° | 2° | 79 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km NW | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km ESE | 12° | 2° | 84 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km WNW | 12° | 2° | 92 mm |