Upper Miramichi Weather in May
Upper Miramichi in May
The short of it: Upper Miramichi in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Upper Miramichi an average May high of 16°, a low of 3° and some 97 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 59 min in mid-May, 88 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Upper Miramichi runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Doaktown, 24 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Upper Miramichi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoaktownNew Brunswick | 24 km ENE | 16° | 3° | 111 mm |
| Miramichi River ValleyNew Brunswick | 42 km ENE | 16° | 3° | 107 mm |
| MintoNew Brunswick | 50 km SSE | 16° | 4° | 91 mm |
| ChipmanNew Brunswick | 52 km SE | 17° | 4° | 96 mm |
| Grand LakeNew Brunswick | 53 km SE | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |
| Estey's BridgeNew Brunswick | 53 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| BlackvilleNew Brunswick | 54 km NE | 16° | 3° | 106 mm |
| Brookside WestNew Brunswick | 55 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 100 mm |