Shelburne Weather in May
Shelburne in May
The short of it: Shelburne in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 113 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Shelburne brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 113 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 15°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Shelburne runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Yarmouth, 64 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Shelburne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 24 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YarmouthNova Scotia | 64 km W | 14° | 6° | 100 mm |
| BridgewaterNova Scotia | 94 km NE | 17° | 5° | 123 mm |
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 138 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 160 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| New MinasNova Scotia | 160 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| TimberleaNova Scotia | 161 km NE | 15° | 5° | 110 mm |
| Hammonds PlainsNova Scotia | 164 km NE | 15° | 4° | 113 mm |
| Clayton Park WestNova Scotia | 165 km NE | 14° | 5° | 110 mm |