Nakusp Weather in May
Nakusp in May
The short of it: Nakusp in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 67 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
May in Nakusp brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 7°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 20°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-May, 102 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Nakusp runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lumby, 83 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Nakusp, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LumbyBritish Columbia | 83 km W | 20° | 6° | 55 mm |
| RevelstokeBritish Columbia | 88 km NNW | 20° | 6° | 59 mm |
| Big EddyBritish Columbia | 88 km NNW | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 91 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 79 mm |
| ColdstreamBritish Columbia | 100 km W | 21° | 7° | 45 mm |
| EnderbyBritish Columbia | 101 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 54 mm |
| ArmstrongBritish Columbia | 102 km WNW | 22° | 7° | 50 mm |
| SpallumcheenBritish Columbia | 102 km W | 21° | 7° | 47 mm |