Pugwash Weather in May
Pugwash in May
The short of it: Pugwash in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 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 16° · low 5° · rain 89 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Pugwash brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 5°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 86 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, Pugwash runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Oxford, 20 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Pugwash, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OxfordNova Scotia | 20 km SW | 16° | 5° | 97 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 31 km WNW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| TatamagoucheNova Scotia | 32 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Brule ShoreNova Scotia | 35 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 86 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 37 km SW | 15° | 4° | 100 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 41 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 85 mm |
| AmherstNova Scotia | 41 km W | 16° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 41 km NW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |