Miramichi weather in May

In May, Miramichi sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°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 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Miramichi's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miramichi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
89 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:53 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Miramichi is city in New Brunswick, Canada.

Founded
1995

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Miramichi reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4132
5143
6143
7143
8143
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10143
11154
12154
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31187

How May really feels in Miramichi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Miramichi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -15°8810.19.38.70.0
Feb-4° / -13°798.98.5100.0
Mar / -8°9710.58.711.60.0
Apr / -1°8511.45.313.31.5
May15° / 8912.30.514.84.4
Jun21° / 10°8911.9015.66.0
Jul24° / 14°8912015.36.5
Aug24° / 13°8210.20146.8
Sep19° / 889.6012.46.1
Oct12° / 10210.90.710.63.2
Nov / -2°9310.64.49.10.4
Dec-1° / -10°10611.58.98.40.0

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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
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63466
73565
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Miramichi gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1386
2396
3395
4395
5404
6404
7403
8403
9403
10413
11413
12412
13412
14402
15402
16402
17391
18391
19391
20391
21391
22391
23391
24390
25390
26390
27390
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29910
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219730
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239541
249541
259541
269451
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289451
299361
309361
319361

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:157:24
214.25:137:25
314.25:117:26
414.35:107:28
514.35:087:29
614.45:077:31
714.45:057:32
814.55:047:33
914.55:027:35
1014.65:017:36
1114.64:597:37
1214.74:587:38
1314.74:577:40
1414.84:557:41
1514.84:547:42
1614.84:537:44
1714.94:527:45
1814.94:507:46
1915.04:497:47
2015.04:487:49
2115.04:477:50
2215.14:467:51
2315.14:457:52
2415.24:447:53
2515.24:437:54
2615.24:427:55
2715.34:417:56
2815.34:417:58
2915.34:407:59
3015.34:398:00
3115.44:388:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Miramichi?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Miramichi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Miramichi in May

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

In May, Miramichi sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Miramichi in May

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Miramichi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Miramichi peaks around July 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Miramichi?

Miramichi sits at 47.0°N, 65.5°W, 18 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lutes Mountain, 109 km away.

Topography around Miramichi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miramichi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m.

The land around Miramichi is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
706 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lutes Mountain 109 km · Moncton 117 km · Riverview 120 km · Dieppe 123 km · Fredericton Northside 146 km · Fredericton 150 km · Quispamsis 182 km · Saint John 200 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 Miramichi (47.029°, -65.5019°, elevation 18 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).