Inverness Weather in May
Inverness in May
The short of it: Inverness in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 12° · low 3° · rain 79 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Inverness brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 3°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 79 mm of rain. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 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, Inverness runs about middling and drier than most in May. Mabou, 20 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Inverness, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MabouNova Scotia | 20 km SSW | 13° | 3° | 81 mm |
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 30 km SW | 11° | 3° | 83 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 31 km SSE | 12° | 3° | 96 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 42 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 87 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 45 km ESE | 13° | 3° | 102 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 52 km S | 12° | 3° | 98 mm |
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 62 km ESE | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| Eastern KingsPrince Edward Island | 65 km WNW | 13° | 4° | 87 mm |