Stellarton Weather in May
Stellarton in May
The short of it: Stellarton in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 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 14° · low 4° · rain 85 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Stellarton brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 4°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 14°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 85 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, Stellarton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. New Glasgow, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Stellarton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New GlasgowNova Scotia | 3 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |
| WestvilleNova Scotia | 4 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |
| TrentonNova Scotia | 7 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |
| Pictou LandingNova Scotia | 13 km N | 13° | 4° | 78 mm |
| PictouNova Scotia | 14 km NNW | 14° | 4° | 78 mm |
| Lyons BrookNova Scotia | 16 km NW | 14° | 4° | 78 mm |
| River JohnNova Scotia | 37 km NW | 14° | 4° | 82 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 44 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 85 mm |