Trail Weather in May
Trail in May
The short of it: Trail in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Trail brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 7°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 21°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Trail runs about middling and about as wet in May. Warfield, 3 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Trail, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 3 km W | 21° | 7° | 62 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 8 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 65 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 9 km ESE | 22° | 7° | 58 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 11 km E | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km N | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 21 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 66 mm |
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 25 km N | 21° | 7° | 65 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 33 km ENE | 19° | 5° | 72 mm |