Salmo Weather in May
Salmo in May
The short of it: Salmo in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 5° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Salmo brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 5°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 19°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 5th 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Salmo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Fruitvale, 22 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Salmo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 22 km WSW | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 26 km WSW | 22° | 7° | 58 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 28 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 66 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 30 km W | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 31 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 65 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 21° | 7° | 63 mm |
| NelsonBritish Columbia | 34 km N | 18° | 5° | 79 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 36 km WSW | 21° | 7° | 62 mm |