Preston Weather in May
Preston in May
The short of it: Preston in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 105 mm · daylight 14 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Preston an average May high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 105 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 48 min in mid-May, 83 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Preston runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Sunset Acres, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset AcresNova Scotia | 5 km WSW | 14° | 5° | 105 mm |
| Cole HarbourNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 14° | 5° | 105 mm |
| Forest HillsNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 14° | 5° | 105 mm |
| Colby VillageNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 14° | 5° | 106 mm |
| WillowdaleNova Scotia | 8 km SSW | 14° | 5° | 106 mm |
| Portland HillsNova Scotia | 8 km SW | 14° | 5° | 106 mm |
| EllenvaleNova Scotia | 8 km WSW | 15° | 5° | 106 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 8 km SE | 14° | 5° | 106 mm |