Whycocomagh Weather in May
Whycocomagh in May
The short of it: Whycocomagh in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 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 12° · low 3° · rain 96 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Whycocomagh an average May high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 96 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 12°; nights run about 3°. It is the driest month of the year, only 96 mm of rain. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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, Whycocomagh runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Mabou, 23 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Whycocomagh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MabouNova Scotia | 23 km WNW | 13° | 3° | 81 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 28 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 98 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 31 km ENE | 13° | 3° | 102 mm |
| InvernessNova Scotia | 31 km NNW | 12° | 3° | 79 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 31 km WSW | 11° | 3° | 87 mm |
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 32 km W | 11° | 3° | 83 mm |
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 39 km E | 11° | 3° | 110 mm |
| St. Peter'sNova Scotia | 41 km SSE | 10° | 3° | 110 mm |