North Cowichan climate

North Cowichan Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 14°C on May 1 to 18°C on May 31, and lows from 7°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 50 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at North Cowichan, in °C.57.51012.51517.520151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high

May at a glance

Average high
16°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
50 mm
Daylight
14 h 37 min to 15 h 53 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
7.9 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 114°C7°C40%
May 214°C7°C38%
May 314°C7°C38%
May 415°C7°C37%
May 515°C7°C36%
May 615°C7°C36%
May 715°C7°C36%
May 815°C8°C36%
May 915°C8°C36%
May 1016°C8°C34%
May 1116°C8°C33%
May 1216°C8°C33%
May 1316°C8°C34%
May 1416°C8°C35%
May 1516°C9°C36%
May 1616°C9°C36%
May 1717°C9°C36%
May 1817°C9°C35%
May 1917°C9°C36%
May 2017°C9°C37%
May 2117°C9°C37%
May 2217°C9°C38%
May 2317°C9°C38%
May 2417°C10°C37%
May 2517°C10°C39%
May 2617°C10°C39%
May 2718°C10°C37%
May 2818°C10°C36%
May 2918°C10°C35%
May 3018°C10°C35%
May 3118°C10°C35%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at North Cowichan, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station CA1BC000125, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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.