Goulds Weather in May
Goulds in May
The short of it: Goulds in May averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 2° · rain 111 mm · daylight 15 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Goulds brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 2°, with about 111 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 11°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 111 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 5 min in mid-May, 92 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Goulds runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Goulds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 11 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petty Harbour-Maddox CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km ENE | 11° | 2° | 110 mm |
| SouthlandsNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km NW | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| PearlgateNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| KilbrideNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 108 mm |
| Mount PearlNewfoundland and Labrador | 7 km N | 11° | 2° | 108 mm |
| Sesame ParkNewfoundland and Labrador | 7 km N | 11° | 2° | 108 mm |
| GlendaleNewfoundland and Labrador | 7 km NNW | 11° | 2° | 109 mm |
| Cowan HeightsNewfoundland and Labrador | 8 km N | 11° | 2° | 108 mm |