Sun Peaks Weather in May
Sun Peaks in May
The short of it: Sun Peaks in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 30 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 13° · low 1° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Sun Peaks brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 1°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 13°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 30 min in mid-May, 105 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, Sun Peaks runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Chase, 17 km to the ESE, is 8° warmer by day.
May in Sun Peaks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaseBritish Columbia | 17 km ESE | 21° | 6° | 49 mm |
| PritchardBritish Columbia | 22 km SSE | 22° | 7° | 43 mm |
| Heffley CreekBritish Columbia | 26 km W | 22° | 7° | 34 mm |
| Campbell CreekBritish Columbia | 27 km SSW | 22° | 7° | 34 mm |
| DallasBritish Columbia | 30 km SW | 20° | 5° | 35 mm |
| SorrentoBritish Columbia | 31 km E | 21° | 7° | 53 mm |
| Scotch CreekBritish Columbia | 32 km E | 21° | 7° | 54 mm |
| WestsydeBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 22° | 7° | 32 mm |