St. John's Weather in May
St. John's in May
The short of it: St. John's in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 6 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 12° · low 3° · rain 107 mm · daylight 15 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give St. John's an average May high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 107 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 107 mm, the 10th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 6 min in mid-May, 92 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, St. John's runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Downtown St. John's, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in St. John's, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 0 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| BannermanNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km N | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| GeorgestownNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km WNW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Fort WilliamNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km NE | 12° | 3° | 109 mm |
| RabbittownNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km WNW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Glenridge CrescentNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km N | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Churchill ParkNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km NNW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |
| Shea HeightsNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 107 mm |