Moncton Weather in May
Moncton in May
The short of it: Moncton in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Moncton brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 7th 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Moncton runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Central Moncton, 0 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Moncton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central MonctonNew Brunswick | 0 km N | 17° | 5° | 97 mm |
| Downtown MonctonNew Brunswick | 1 km ESE | 17° | 5° | 95 mm |
| ParktonNew Brunswick | 1 km S | 17° | 5° | 97 mm |
| Sunny BraeNew Brunswick | 2 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 95 mm |
| Centennial PlaceNew Brunswick | 2 km SW | 16° | 5° | 97 mm |
| GunningsvilleNew Brunswick | 3 km SE | 16° | 5° | 96 mm |
| HumphreyNew Brunswick | 3 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 95 mm |
| Humphreys MillsNew Brunswick | 4 km NE | 17° | 5° | 95 mm |