Souris Weather in May
Souris in May
The short of it: Souris in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 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 13° · low 4° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Souris an average May high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 88 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 13°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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, Souris runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Eastern Kings, 15 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Souris, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern KingsPrince Edward Island | 15 km NE | 13° | 4° | 87 mm |
| GeorgetownPrince Edward Island | 29 km SW | 13° | 4° | 84 mm |
| Three RiversPrince Edward Island | 31 km SW | 13° | 4° | 84 mm |
| MontaguePrince Edward Island | 37 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 84 mm |
| StratfordPrince Edward Island | 66 km WSW | 13° | 4° | 88 mm |
| East RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 66 km W | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 66 km ESE | 11° | 3° | 83 mm |
| Hillsborough ParkPrince Edward Island | 67 km W | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |