Malakwa Weather in May
Malakwa in May
The short of it: Malakwa in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Malakwa an average May high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 72 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 20°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 31 min in mid-May, 105 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Malakwa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Sicamous, 17 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Malakwa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SicamousBritish Columbia | 17 km SW | 21° | 7° | 62 mm |
| AnglemontBritish Columbia | 26 km W | 18° | 5° | 70 mm |
| Eagle BayBritish Columbia | 29 km W | 20° | 7° | 63 mm |
| White LakeBritish Columbia | 35 km W | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 36 km SW | 21° | 7° | 60 mm |
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 38 km WSW | 20° | 7° | 58 mm |
| GrindrodBritish Columbia | 40 km SW | 21° | 7° | 57 mm |
| TappenBritish Columbia | 41 km WSW | 19° | 6° | 60 mm |