Mabou Weather in May
Mabou in May
The short of it: Mabou in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 3° · rain 81 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mabou an average May high of 13°, a low of 3° and some 81 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 13°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mabou runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Port Hood, 13 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Mabou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 13 km WSW | 11° | 3° | 83 mm |
| InvernessNova Scotia | 20 km NNE | 12° | 3° | 79 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 23 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 96 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 23 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 87 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 34 km S | 12° | 3° | 98 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 49 km E | 13° | 3° | 102 mm |
| Port HawkesburyNova Scotia | 50 km S | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| MulgraveNova Scotia | 51 km S | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |