St. Peter's Weather in May
St. Peter's in May
The short of it: St. Peter's in May averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 54 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 10° · low 3° · rain 110 mm · daylight 14 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in St. Peter's brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 3°, with about 110 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 10°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 54 min in mid-May, 86 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, St. Peter's runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Louisdale, 16 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in St. Peter's, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LouisdaleNova Scotia | 16 km WSW | 11° | 4° | 112 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 35 km WNW | 12° | 3° | 98 mm |
| Port HawkesburyNova Scotia | 38 km W | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 38 km NNE | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| MulgraveNova Scotia | 40 km W | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 41 km NNW | 12° | 3° | 96 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 50 km N | 13° | 3° | 102 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 54 km WNW | 11° | 3° | 87 mm |