Summerside Weather in May
Summerside in May
The short of it: Summerside in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 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 15° · low 5° · rain 80 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Summerside brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 5°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 15°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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, Summerside runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kensington, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Summerside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KensingtonPrince Edward Island | 12 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 40 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Cap-PeleNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| Cap-AcadieNew Brunswick | 46 km WSW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 47 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |
| CornwallPrince Edward Island | 47 km ESE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| WinsloePrince Edward Island | 48 km ESE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 50 km ESE | 14° | 4° | 90 mm |