Kamloops Weather in May
Kamloops in May
The short of it: Kamloops in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 6° · rain 34 mm · daylight 15 h 28 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Kamloops an average May high of 21°, a low of 6° and some 34 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 28 min in mid-May, 104 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Kamloops runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Sahali, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kamloops, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SahaliBritish Columbia | 2 km SSW | 21° | 6° | 34 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 2 km WNW | 23° | 8° | 26 mm |
| AberdeenBritish Columbia | 4 km WSW | 21° | 6° | 34 mm |
| DufferinBritish Columbia | 5 km W | 22° | 8° | 28 mm |
| Juniper RidgeBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 22° | 7° | 34 mm |
| North KamloopsBritish Columbia | 5 km NW | 23° | 8° | 26 mm |
| Batchelor HillsBritish Columbia | 7 km NNW | 23° | 8° | 28 mm |
| BrocklehurstBritish Columbia | 8 km NW | 22° | 8° | 28 mm |