Rivers Weather in May
Rivers in May
The short of it: Rivers in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 71 mm · daylight 15 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Rivers an average May high of 17°, a low of 3° and some 71 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 24 min in mid-May, 102 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Rivers runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Brandon, 29 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Rivers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 48 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h