Lincoln Weather in May
Lincoln in May
The short of it: Lincoln in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 100 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Lincoln brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 87 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Lincoln runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lincoln Heights, 1 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lincoln, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln HeightsNew Brunswick | 1 km NW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Southwood ParkNew Brunswick | 4 km NW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Skyline AcresNew Brunswick | 6 km NW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Barkers PointNew Brunswick | 7 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 99 mm |
| Sunbury-York SouthNew Brunswick | 7 km SSW | 17° | 5° | 101 mm |
| New MarylandNew Brunswick | 8 km W | 17° | 4° | 101 mm |
| Rabbit TownNew Brunswick | 8 km NW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |
| FrederictonNew Brunswick | 8 km NW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |