Quesnel Weather in May
Quesnel in May
The short of it: Quesnel in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 4° · rain 40 mm · daylight 15 h 48 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
May in Quesnel brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 4°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 4°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 48 min in mid-May, 115 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Quesnel runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Williams Lake, 96 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Quesnel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams LakeBritish Columbia | 96 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 34 mm |
| Fox MountainBritish Columbia | 96 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 35 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 106 km N | 19° | 4° | 45 mm |
| HancevilleBritish Columbia | 124 km SSW | 18° | 3° | 31 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 153 km NW | 18° | 3° | 32 mm |
| 108 Mile RanchBritish Columbia | 157 km SSE | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 159 km ENE | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| 100 Mile HouseBritish Columbia | 169 km SSE | 18° | 3° | 43 mm |