Vanderhoof Weather in May
Vanderhoof in May
The short of it: Vanderhoof in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 3° · rain 32 mm · daylight 15 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
May in Vanderhoof brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 3°, with about 32 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 57 min in mid-May, 120 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Vanderhoof runs about middling and drier than most in May. Fort St. James, 51 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Vanderhoof, 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
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 51 km NNW | 16° | 3° | 34 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 54 km W | 17° | 3° | 43 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 84 km E | 19° | 4° | 45 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 116 km WNW | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |
| QuesnelBritish Columbia | 153 km SE | 19° | 4° | 40 mm |
| MackenzieBritish Columbia | 158 km NNE | 17° | 2° | 41 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 178 km WNW | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| Anahim LakeBritish Columbia | 192 km SSW | 16° | 0° | 34 mm |