Myrtle Point Weather in May
Myrtle Point in May
The short of it: Myrtle Point in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Myrtle Point an average May high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 65 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 17°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Myrtle Point runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Powell River, 5 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Myrtle Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell RiverBritish Columbia | 5 km NW | 17° | 9° | 62 mm |
| SliammonBritish Columbia | 14 km NW | 17° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 32 km SSW | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 35 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 44 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 36 km SW | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 37 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 38 km SW | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Denman IslandBritish Columbia | 38 km SW | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |