Saint John Weather in May
Saint John in May
The short of it: Saint John in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 110 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Saint John an average May high of 16°, a low of 5° and some 110 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-May, 85 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Saint John runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Uptown Saint John, 0 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Saint John, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptown Saint JohnNew Brunswick | 0 km NW | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| South EndNew Brunswick | 0 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| IndiantownNew Brunswick | 2 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| North EndNew Brunswick | 2 km W | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Saint John WestNew Brunswick | 2 km SW | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Saint John EastNew Brunswick | 2 km NNE | 16° | 6° | 110 mm |
| Fundy HeightsNew Brunswick | 2 km SSW | 16° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Westmorland HeightsNew Brunswick | 3 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 109 mm |