Minto Weather in May
Minto in May
The short of it: Minto in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 91 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Minto an average May high of 16°, a low of 4° and some 91 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 5th 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Minto runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Grand Lake, 9 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Minto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand LakeNew Brunswick | 9 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |
| ChipmanNew Brunswick | 17 km NE | 17° | 4° | 96 mm |
| ArcadiaNew Brunswick | 31 km S | 16° | 5° | 101 mm |
| MaugervilleNew Brunswick | 38 km SW | 17° | 5° | 99 mm |
| NoonanNew Brunswick | 39 km WSW | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| MarysvilleNew Brunswick | 42 km WSW | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| OromoctoNew Brunswick | 43 km SW | 17° | 5° | 99 mm |
| Youngs CrossingNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | 18° | 5° | 99 mm |