Nelson Weather in May
Nelson in May
The short of it: Nelson in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 79 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Nelson brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-May, 99 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Nelson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Castlegar, 33 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 33 km SW | 21° | 7° | 65 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 34 km S | 19° | 5° | 72 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 35 km SW | 21° | 7° | 66 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 43 km SW | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 47 km SSW | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 51 km SSW | 22° | 7° | 58 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 53 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 59 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 54 km SW | 21° | 7° | 63 mm |