Lumsden Weather in May
Lumsden in May
The short of it: Lumsden in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 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 2° · rain 82 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Lumsden an average May high of 12°, a low of 2° and some 82 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 12°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Lumsden runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. New-Wes-Valley, 17 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Lumsden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New-Wes-ValleyNewfoundland and Labrador | 17 km S | 13° | 1° | 84 mm |
| Musgrave HarbourNewfoundland and Labrador | 31 km WNW | 12° | 3° | 77 mm |
| Centreville-Wareham-TrinityNewfoundland and Labrador | 38 km SSW | 12° | 2° | 90 mm |
| CarmanvilleNewfoundland and Labrador | 52 km WNW | 12° | 2° | 80 mm |
| DoverNewfoundland and Labrador | 55 km SSW | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 59 km SSW | 12° | 2° | 84 mm |
| Fogo IslandNewfoundland and Labrador | 62 km NW | 11° | 3° | 76 mm |
| Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 63 km NW | 11° | 3° | 76 mm |