Sechelt Weather in May
Sechelt in May
The short of it: Sechelt in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 10° · rain 64 mm · daylight 15 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Sechelt brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 10°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 17°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 19 min in mid-May, 99 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Sechelt runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Nanaimo, 37 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sechelt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 23 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanaimoBritish Columbia | 37 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 45 mm |
| West VancouverBritish Columbia | 46 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 86 mm |
| KitsilanoBritish Columbia | 49 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Dunbar-SouthlandsBritish Columbia | 49 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 68 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 50 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 80 mm |
| SquamishBritish Columbia | 50 km ENE | 17° | 8° | 121 mm |
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 51 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 80 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 51 km ESE | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |