Tantramar Weather in May
Tantramar in May
The short of it: Tantramar in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 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 15° · low 4° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Tantramar an average May high of 15°, a low of 4° and some 92 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 15°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 87 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, Tantramar runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sackville, 5 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Tantramar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 5 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 90 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 14 km NW | 15° | 4° | 93 mm |
| AmherstNova Scotia | 19 km SE | 16° | 5° | 86 mm |
| HillsboroughNew Brunswick | 20 km W | 15° | 5° | 100 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 25 km SW | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |
| Greater LakeburnNew Brunswick | 26 km NW | 16° | 5° | 93 mm |
| DieppeNew Brunswick | 27 km NW | 16° | 5° | 93 mm |
| Saint-AnselmeNew Brunswick | 28 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |