Prince Rupert Weather in May
Prince Rupert in May
The short of it: Prince Rupert in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 47 mm · daylight 15 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Prince Rupert an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 47 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 53 min in mid-May, 117 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Prince Rupert runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Inglewood, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Prince Rupert, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InglewoodAlberta | 1 km W | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Queen Mary ParkAlberta | 1 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| WestmountAlberta | 2 km SW | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Central McDougallAlberta | 2 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| WîhkwêntôwinAlberta | 2 km S | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Alberta AvenueAlberta | 3 km E | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| DowntownAlberta | 3 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Boyle StreetAlberta | 3 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |