Maple Ridge weather in May

In May, Maple Ridge sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 154 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maple Ridge's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maple Ridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
154 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:34 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Maple Ridge is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Density
308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maple Ridge reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2155
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12167
13177
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How May really feels in Maple Ridge

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Maple Ridge weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°39720.110.58.50.0
Feb / 24416.39.19.80.4
Mar / 32320.310.311.61.2
Apr12° / 22417.73.813.42.6
May17° / 15414.50.515.14.6
Jun19° / 10°13314.1015.95.3
Jul22° / 12°809.6015.66.9
Aug22° / 12°1079.1014.27.0
Sep19° / 10°17311.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 31917.90.310.53.0
Nov / 43720.878.90.7
Dec / 37620.212.68.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43565
53466
63466
73565
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Maple Ridge gets around 154 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1534
2524
3524
4504
5494
6483
7483
8473
9463
10452
11452
12442
13442
14441
15441
16441
17441
18441
19450
20450
21460
22460
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24470
25470
26470
27470
28470
29470
30470
31470

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:587:17
214.44:567:19
314.44:547:20
414.54:537:22
514.54:517:23
614.64:497:25
714.64:487:26
814.74:467:28
914.74:447:29
1014.84:437:31
1114.84:417:32
1214.94:407:34
1314.94:387:35
1415.04:377:36
1515.04:357:38
1615.14:347:39
1715.14:337:41
1815.24:317:42
1915.24:307:43
2015.34:297:45
2115.34:287:46
2215.34:277:47
2315.44:257:48
2415.44:247:50
2515.54:237:51
2615.54:227:52
2715.54:217:53
2815.64:207:54
2915.64:207:56
3015.64:197:57
3115.74:187:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maple Ridge

In seasonPeak

None of Maple Ridge's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Maple Ridge's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Maple Ridge?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Maple Ridge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maple Ridge in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Maple Ridge sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Maple Ridge in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in January near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Maple Ridge in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maple Ridge peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Maple Ridge in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Maple Ridge is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1620 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maple Ridge?

Maple Ridge sits at 49.2°N, 122.6°W, 42 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Haney, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Maple Ridge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maple Ridge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maple Ridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,382 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,279 m.

The land around Maple Ridge is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
1,382 m
80 km
3,279 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
May weather nearby: Haney 0.0 km · Pitt Meadows 6.0 km · Walnut Grove 7.0 km · Willoughby 12 km · Port Coquitlam 13 km · Fraser Heights 13 km · Langley 14 km · Guildford 15 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Maple Ridge (49.2194°, -122.6019°, elevation 42 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).