Squamish Weather in May
Squamish in May
The short of it: Squamish in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 121 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Squamish brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 8°, with about 121 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Squamish runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. West Vancouver, 41 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Squamish, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 47 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West VancouverBritish Columbia | 41 km S | 17° | 9° | 86 mm |
| North VancouverBritish Columbia | 43 km S | 17° | 9° | 106 mm |
| West EndBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 17° | 10° | 80 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 46 km S | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 18° | 10° | 85 mm |
| Hastings-SunriseBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 18° | 10° | 97 mm |
| Grandview-WoodlandsBritish Columbia | 47 km S | 18° | 10° | 91 mm |
| East HastingsBritish Columbia | 48 km S | 18° | 10° | 91 mm |