Truro Weather in May
Truro in May
The short of it: Truro in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 89 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Truro an average May high of 15°, a low of 4° and some 89 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 min in mid-May, 85 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, Truro runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Bible Hill, 2 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Truro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible HillNova Scotia | 2 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 87 mm |
| DebertNova Scotia | 17 km WNW | 15° | 4° | 96 mm |
| StewiackeNova Scotia | 27 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 97 mm |
| MiddletonNova Scotia | 39 km N | 15° | 4° | 85 mm |
| River JohnNova Scotia | 46 km NNE | 14° | 4° | 82 mm |
| LantzNova Scotia | 46 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 99 mm |
| WestvilleNova Scotia | 48 km ENE | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |
| EnfieldNova Scotia | 52 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 100 mm |