Shippagan Weather in May
Shippagan in May
The short of it: Shippagan in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 7 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 14° · low 4° · rain 87 mm · daylight 15 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Shippagan an average May high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 87 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 14°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 7 min in mid-May, 93 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, Shippagan runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Le Goulet, 4 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Shippagan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le GouletNew Brunswick | 4 km S | 14° | 5° | 87 mm |
| LamèqueNew Brunswick | 7 km NE | 14° | 4° | 88 mm |
| Bas-CaraquetNew Brunswick | 11 km NW | 14° | 4° | 84 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-Saint-RaphaëlNew Brunswick | 12 km ENE | 13° | 4° | 88 mm |
| InkermanNew Brunswick | 12 km SW | 14° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Île-de-LamèqueNew Brunswick | 14 km NE | 14° | 4° | 88 mm |
| Haut-SheilaNew Brunswick | 15 km W | 15° | 4° | 87 mm |
| CaraquetNew Brunswick | 18 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 88 mm |