Vernon Weather in May
Vernon in May
The short of it: Vernon in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 42 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Vernon an average May high of 22°, a low of 8° and some 42 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 22°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-May, 103 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Vernon runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Coldstream, 8 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Vernon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColdstreamBritish Columbia | 8 km SE | 21° | 7° | 45 mm |
| LavingtonBritish Columbia | 13 km ESE | 20° | 6° | 50 mm |
| SpallumcheenBritish Columbia | 15 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 47 mm |
| OyamaBritish Columbia | 18 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 39 mm |
| ArmstrongBritish Columbia | 21 km NNE | 22° | 7° | 50 mm |
| LumbyBritish Columbia | 22 km E | 20° | 6° | 55 mm |
| Okanagan CentreBritish Columbia | 27 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 37 mm |
| WinfieldBritish Columbia | 29 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 37 mm |