Central Saanich climate

Central Saanich Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Central Saanich, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 13°C on May 1 to 16°C on May 31, and lows from 6°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 59 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Central Saanich, in °C, with the record for each date.0102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
15°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
59 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 27, 2005
Reanalysis low
2°CMay 6, 2002
Daylight
14 h 35 min to 15 h 50 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
8.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 113°C6°C23°C 19984°C 201150%
May 213°C6°C23°C 20163°C 199648%
May 313°C6°C18°C 19923°C 200248%
May 413°C7°C20°C 20173°C 199946%
May 513°C7°C21°C 19923°C 201044%
May 614°C7°C22°C 20132°C 200244%
May 714°C7°C22°C 19943°C 200243%
May 814°C7°C19°C 20153°C 199943%
May 914°C7°C21°C 20193°C 199942%
May 1014°C7°C24°C 20194°C 199941%
May 1114°C7°C20°C 19975°C 200839%
May 1215°C7°C24°C 19934°C 201138%
May 1315°C8°C23°C 20183°C 200938%
May 1415°C8°C23°C 20184°C 200938%
May 1515°C8°C21°C 20145°C 200340%
May 1615°C8°C20°C 20065°C 200340%
May 1715°C8°C23°C 20084°C 201140%
May 1815°C8°C21°C 20065°C 201239%
May 1915°C8°C20°C 19935°C 201240%
May 2015°C8°C21°C 20155°C 200142%
May 2115°C8°C22°C 20156°C 201042%
May 2215°C9°C25°C 20016°C 201042%
May 2315°C9°C23°C 20016°C 200042%
May 2415°C9°C23°C 19926°C 200042%
May 2516°C9°C22°C 19957°C 200043%
May 2616°C9°C24°C 20056°C 199943%
May 2716°C9°C27°C 20056°C 199442%
May 2816°C9°C23°C 20056°C 201141%
May 2916°C9°C21°C 19955°C 200140%
May 3016°C9°C23°C 20076°C 200840%
May 3116°C9°C22°C 20096°C 199640%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Central Saanich, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 9:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.