Tappen Weather in May
Tappen in May
The short of it: Tappen in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 6° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Tappen an average May high of 19°, a low of 6° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 29 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Tappen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Sunnybrae, 5 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Tappen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunnybraeBritish Columbia | 5 km ESE | 20° | 7° | 58 mm |
| CanoeBritish Columbia | 8 km ESE | 21° | 7° | 60 mm |
| Salmon ArmBritish Columbia | 10 km SSE | 20° | 7° | 57 mm |
| White LakeBritish Columbia | 11 km NNE | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| Blind BayBritish Columbia | 12 km NNW | 21° | 7° | 56 mm |
| SorrentoBritish Columbia | 14 km NW | 21° | 7° | 53 mm |
| Scotch CreekBritish Columbia | 15 km NNW | 21° | 7° | 54 mm |
| RancheroBritish Columbia | 17 km SSE | 20° | 6° | 58 mm |