Kitsilano Weather in May
Kitsilano in May
The short of it: Kitsilano in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 74 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Kitsilano brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 99 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kitsilano runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. South Granville, 2 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kitsilano, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 36 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 2 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 80 mm |
| FairviewBritish Columbia | 3 km E | 17° | 10° | 80 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 3 km NE | 17° | 10° | 80 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km ENE | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |
| VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km ESE | 18° | 10° | 80 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 5 km ENE | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |
| Mount PleasantBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |
| Mt PleasantBritish Columbia | 5 km E | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |