Oliver Weather in May
Oliver in May
The short of it: Oliver in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 30 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Oliver brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 8°, with about 30 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 8°. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Oliver runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Cawston, 15 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Oliver, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CawstonBritish Columbia | 15 km W | 21° | 7° | 26 mm |
| OsoyoosBritish Columbia | 18 km SSE | 23° | 8° | 33 mm |
| Okanagan FallsBritish Columbia | 19 km N | 22° | 8° | 30 mm |
| KeremeosBritish Columbia | 21 km W | 18° | 4° | 36 mm |
| KaledenBritish Columbia | 24 km N | 21° | 8° | 31 mm |
| OrovilleWashington | 28 km SSE | 23° | 8° | 33 mm |
| PentictonBritish Columbia | 33 km N | 22° | 8° | 32 mm |
| NaramataBritish Columbia | 46 km N | 21° | 8° | 32 mm |