Kimberley Weather in May
Kimberley in May
The short of it: Kimberley in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 46 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Kimberley brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 3°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kimberley runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Cranbrook, 24 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Kimberley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 24 km SE | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Canal FlatsBritish Columbia | 54 km NNE | 19° | 4° | 45 mm |
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 58 km ESE | 19° | 3° | 58 mm |
| FernieBritish Columbia | 68 km ESE | 16° | 2° | 75 mm |
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 69 km SW | 19° | 6° | 53 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 73 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 59 mm |
| CrestonBritish Columbia | 74 km SSW | 20° | 6° | 51 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 85 km ENE | 13° | 0° | 60 mm |