Virden Weather in May
Virden in May
The short of it: Virden in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 64 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Virden an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 64 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Virden runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Rivers, 53 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Virden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 34 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiversManitoba | 53 km ENE | 17° | 3° | 71 mm |
| SourisManitoba | 55 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| MoosominSaskatchewan | 62 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 77 mm |
| MelitaManitoba | 65 km S | 19° | 4° | 74 mm |
| BrandonManitoba | 70 km E | 18° | 4° | 72 mm |
| DeloraineManitoba | 80 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 74 mm |
| BoissevainManitoba | 94 km SE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| CarnduffSaskatchewan | 98 km SW | 18° | 4° | 72 mm |