Vancouver in May
good · a good time to go
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The numbers
| Daily high | 17°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 10°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 16°C |
| Rainy days | 8 · 73 mm |
| Humidity | 77% |
| Sunshine | 11.4 h/day |
| Daylight | 15.4 h/day |
| Crowds | 80 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 2 mm.
Public holidays in May
Holidays crowd a place out and push fares up around them; they count toward the crowd score above.
What to pack
- Warm layers for the evenings, which drop to about 10°C.
- A packable rain jacket for the 8 or so rainy days.
- Sun protection: about 11 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 77%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
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May elsewhere
In May from
The other months at Vancouver
- January avoid
- February avoid
- March avoid
- April ok
- May
- June good
- July sweet spot
- August good
- September good
- October ok
- November avoid
- December avoid
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