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Vancouver in May
In May, Vancouver averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 102 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Vancouver's most comfortable months, June to August.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 102 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 15 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 73
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Vancouver
May is the 5th warmest month in Vancouver by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 5 °C to 22 °C and the lows from 0 °C to 12 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 102 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 158 mm (1891 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 15 h 20 min, against 8 h 10 min at the shortest and 16 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 °C | 0 °C | 245 mm | |
| February | 7 °C | 0 °C | 162 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 2 °C | 190 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 4 °C | 129 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 7 °C | 102 mm | |
| June | 18 °C | 10 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 12 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| August | 22 °C | 12 °C | 61 mm | Yes |
| September | 18 °C | 10 °C | 98 mm | |
| October | 12 °C | 6 °C | 235 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 2 °C | 282 mm | |
| December | 5 °C | 0 °C | 253 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Vancouver?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C and about 102 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Vancouver are June to August; the nearest are August, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Vancouver that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Vancouver
This guide lists 73 places to stay in Vancouver, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 5; 1–3 km, 43; 3–10 km, 24; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.