Sicamous Weather in May
Sicamous in May
The short of it: Sicamous in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 62 mm · daylight 15 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Sicamous brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 7°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 30 min in mid-May, 105 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Sicamous runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Malakwa, 17 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Sicamous, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalakwaBritish Columbia | 17 km NE | 20° | 7° | 72 mm |
| AnglemontBritish Columbia | 19 km NW | 18° | 5° | 70 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 20 km WSW | 21° | 7° | 60 mm |
| Eagle BayBritish Columbia | 20 km NW | 20° | 7° | 63 mm |
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 21 km WSW | 20° | 7° | 58 mm |
| White LakeBritish Columbia | 23 km WNW | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| GrindrodBritish Columbia | 24 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 57 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 25 km SW | 20° | 7° | 57 mm |