Summerford Weather in May
Summerford in May
The short of it: Summerford in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 19 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 2° · rain 82 mm · daylight 15 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Summerford an average May high of 12°, a low of 2° and some 82 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 19 min in mid-May, 99 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, Summerford runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Summerford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Arm-Carter's CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 6 km N | 12° | 2° | 82 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 15 km SSE | 11° | 2° | 83 mm |
| TwillingateNewfoundland and Labrador | 19 km N | 11° | 2° | 80 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 26 km SE | 12° | 2° | 79 mm |
| EmbreeNewfoundland and Labrador | 28 km SW | 11° | 2° | 84 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 34 km SW | 12° | 2° | 86 mm |
| CarmanvilleNewfoundland and Labrador | 36 km ESE | 12° | 2° | 80 mm |
| Point LeamingtonNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km WSW | 12° | 2° | 83 mm |