Newcastle Weather in May
Newcastle in May
The short of it: Newcastle in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 98 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Newcastle brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 98 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-May, 90 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Newcastle runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Nelson-Miramichi, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Newcastle, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson-MiramichiNew Brunswick | 3 km SE | 16° | 4° | 98 mm |
| MiramichiNew Brunswick | 6 km ENE | 16° | 4° | 97 mm |
| Eel GroundNew Brunswick | 6 km SW | 16° | 3° | 101 mm |
| Sunny CornerNew Brunswick | 20 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 104 mm |
| QuarryvilleNew Brunswick | 25 km SW | 16° | 4° | 104 mm |
| Black River-HardwickeNew Brunswick | 27 km E | 15° | 4° | 97 mm |
| RogersvilleNew Brunswick | 31 km SSE | 16° | 4° | 101 mm |
| BlackvilleNew Brunswick | 35 km SW | 16° | 3° | 106 mm |