Rossland Weather in May
Rossland in May
The short of it: Rossland in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Rossland an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 65 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Rossland runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Warfield, 4 km to the ENE, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Rossland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 4 km ENE | 21° | 7° | 62 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 8 km ENE | 21° | 7° | 63 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 16 km E | 22° | 7° | 58 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 17 km NNE | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 19 km ENE | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 25 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 66 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 29 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 65 mm |
| Christina LakeBritish Columbia | 30 km W | 21° | 6° | 54 mm |