Saint John Weather in May
Saint John in May
The short of it: Saint John in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 10° · rain 51 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Saint John brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 10°, with about 51 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 98 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Saint John runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. St Lawrence, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Saint John, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St LawrenceJersey | 3 km S | 15° | 10° | 51 mm |
| TrinityOther | 4 km ESE | 16° | 10° | 51 mm |
| Saint HelierSt Helier | 7 km SSE | 17° | 10° | 50 mm |
| St MartinOther | 7 km ESE | 16° | 10° | 52 mm |
| Barneville-PlageNormandy | 30 km ENE | 16° | 10° | 51 mm |
| Saint Peter PortSt Peter Port | 37 km NW | 15° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Les PieuxNormandy | 38 km NE | 16° | 9° | 55 mm |
| Saint SampsonSt Sampson | 38 km NW | 15° | 10° | 48 mm |