Miramichi Weather in May
Miramichi in May
The short of it: Miramichi in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 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 16° · low 4° · rain 97 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Miramichi brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 16°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-May, 90 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, Miramichi runs about middling and drier than most in May. Newcastle, 6 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Miramichi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewcastleNew Brunswick | 6 km WSW | 16° | 4° | 98 mm |
| Nelson-MiramichiNew Brunswick | 6 km SSW | 16° | 4° | 98 mm |
| Eel GroundNew Brunswick | 12 km SW | 16° | 3° | 101 mm |
| Black River-HardwickeNew Brunswick | 22 km E | 15° | 4° | 97 mm |
| Sunny CornerNew Brunswick | 25 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 104 mm |
| QuarryvilleNew Brunswick | 30 km SW | 16° | 4° | 104 mm |
| AlnwickNew Brunswick | 32 km NE | 15° | 4° | 94 mm |
| RogersvilleNew Brunswick | 33 km S | 16° | 4° | 101 mm |