Wolfville Weather in May
Wolfville in May
The short of it: Wolfville in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 96 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Wolfville an average May high of 16°, a low of 5° and some 96 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 50 min in mid-May, 84 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Wolfville runs about middling and wetter than most in May. New Minas, 8 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Wolfville, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New MinasNova Scotia | 8 km W | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| KentvilleNova Scotia | 10 km W | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| WindsorNova Scotia | 21 km ESE | 16° | 5° | 92 mm |
| GreenwoodNova Scotia | 46 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| KingstonNova Scotia | 46 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Mount UniackeNova Scotia | 47 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 107 mm |
| Middle SackvilleNova Scotia | 59 km ESE | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |
| Stillwater LakeNova Scotia | 60 km SE | 15° | 4° | 110 mm |