Mt. Edward Weather in May
Mt. Edward in May
The short of it: Mt. Edward in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 14° · low 4° · rain 90 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mt. Edward an average May high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 90 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 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, Mt. Edward runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Sherwood, 1 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Mt. Edward, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SherwoodPrince Edward Island | 1 km N | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| StoneparkPrince Edward Island | 1 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| ParkdalePrince Edward Island | 1 km SE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Spring ParkPrince Edward Island | 2 km SW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Hillsborough ParkPrince Edward Island | 2 km ENE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Lewis PointPrince Edward Island | 3 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 3 km W | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| East RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 3 km NE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |