Taylor Weather in May
Taylor in May
The short of it: Taylor in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 16 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 36 mm · daylight 16 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
May in Taylor brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 19 min in mid-May, 132 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Taylor runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Fort St. John, 15 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Taylor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 15 km NW | 17° | 4° | 37 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 16 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 37 mm |
| Dawson CreekBritish Columbia | 52 km SSE | 17° | 3° | 35 mm |
| Pouce CoupeBritish Columbia | 59 km SE | 18° | 3° | 35 mm |
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 77 km W | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| ChetwyndBritish Columbia | 78 km SW | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 115 km S | 15° | 3° | 38 mm |
| HytheAlberta | 116 km SE | 16° | 3° | 41 mm |