May is one of the warmer months of the year in Parksville, with average highs near 15.7°C and lows around 9.2°C (mean 12.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 53 mm of rainfall and 76% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Parksville. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Parksville was 2023 — when the month averaged 15.6°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 9.7°C. Typical May days reach 15.7°C with nights near 9.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Parksville, averaging 53 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1984 with 126 mm, while the driest were 1992 and 2018 at 14 mm.
Relative humidity in Parksville during May averages 76%. The most humid May was 2022 at 79%, and the least humid was 1992 at 70%.
May receives about 5.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Parksville. The sunniest May was 2019 at 6.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1993 and 2022 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Parksville during May is 1.2 m/s. The windiest May was 2022 at 1.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2015 at 0.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 11.8°C | 12.6°C | 12.1°C | 13.2°C | 12.6°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 15.1°C | 15.9°C | 15.3°C | 16.5°C | 15.9°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 8.4°C | 9.3°C | 8.9°C | 9.9°C | 9.4°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 69 mm | 56 mm | 44 mm | 47 mm | 49 mm | -20 mm |
May temperatures in Parksville have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 3.1°C (1985) to a record high of 28.8°C (1983).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 53 mm, with a wettest year of 126 mm.
A good time to visit Parksville
May is a good time to visit Parksville, with days averaging 15.7°C and nights around 9.2°C (mean 12.5°C, warmer than Parksville's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. August and July are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.3°C | 12.3°C | 9.2°C | 21.7°C | 6.2°C | 51 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 15.7°C | 12.1°C | 8.6°C | 26.2°C | 5.8°C | 50 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 🔥 | 19.6°C | 15.6°C | 11.6°C | 28.6°C | 7.5°C | 27 mm | 73% | 1.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 12.8°C | 10.2°C | 7.6°C | 18.4°C | 4.5°C | 83 mm | 79% | 1.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 15.4°C | 12.2°C | 9.1°C | 20.4°C | 6.1°C | 37 mm | 75% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 16.4°C | 13.3°C | 10.2°C | 23.9°C | 6.3°C | 46 mm | 74% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 18.4°C | 14.7°C | 11.0°C | 24.2°C | 7.6°C | 21 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 18.6°C | 15.0°C | 11.3°C | 26.2°C | 7.5°C | 14 mm | 74% | 1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 16.4°C | 12.9°C | 9.5°C | 25.6°C | 4.8°C | 65 mm | 76% | 1.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 17.5°C | 14.2°C | 10.8°C | 22.2°C | 7.3°C | 35 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 18.8°C | 15.3°C | 11.7°C | 27.2°C | 5.7°C | 19 mm | 74% | 0.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 16.6°C | 13.6°C | 10.7°C | 23.1°C | 7.8°C | 55 mm | 77% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 2013 | 16.2°C | 13.1°C | 10.0°C | 24.6°C | 6.0°C | 67 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2012 | 14.6°C | 11.4°C | 8.1°C | 21.4°C | 5.2°C | 44 mm | 74% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 13.3°C | 10.6°C | 7.9°C | 18.4°C | 5.0°C | 75 mm | 79% | 1.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 14.1°C | 11.2°C | 8.3°C | 19.4°C | 3.8°C | 76 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2009 | 15.0°C | 11.6°C | 8.3°C | 22.6°C | 5.0°C | 53 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 15.8°C | 12.3°C | 8.8°C | 23.7°C | 4.4°C | 37 mm | 76% | 1.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 15.6°C | 12.2°C | 8.8°C | 24.3°C | 4.8°C | 40 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 15.9°C | 12.5°C | 9.1°C | 24.8°C | 4.9°C | 32 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 17.2°C | 14.2°C | 11.1°C | 28.0°C | 7.8°C | 69 mm | 77% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 17.0°C | 13.8°C | 10.6°C | 21.4°C | 7.2°C | 28 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 14.5°C | 11.6°C | 8.7°C | 19.0°C | 4.9°C | 37 mm | 75% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 14.3°C | 11.1°C | 8.0°C | 18.9°C | 3.7°C | 34 mm | 75% | 1.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2001 | 14.1°C | 10.9°C | 7.7°C | 23.5°C | 5.2°C | 41 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 13.8°C | 10.9°C | 7.9°C | 20.2°C | 5.1°C | 74 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 13.0°C | 10.0°C | 7.0°C | 21.2°C | 3.1°C | 66 mm | 74% | 1.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 16.5°C | 13.3°C | 10.0°C | 26.0°C | 6.5°C | 56 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 17.2°C | 13.7°C | 10.3°C | 24.6°C | 5.4°C | 70 mm | 76% | 1.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1996 | 13.7°C | 10.7°C | 7.7°C | 19.6°C | 3.8°C | 71 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 17.6°C | 13.9°C | 10.2°C | 22.6°C | 6.4°C | 34 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1994 | 16.1°C | 12.9°C | 9.6°C | 20.9°C | 6.0°C | 38 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 17.3°C | 13.9°C | 10.5°C | 25.3°C | 5.4°C | 121 mm | 77% | 1.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1992 | 17.4°C | 13.7°C | 10.0°C | 24.8°C | 4.9°C | 14 mm | 70% | 1.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 15.2°C | 11.8°C | 8.4°C | 20.1°C | 5.3°C | 45 mm | 77% | 1.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1990 | 15.4°C | 12.2°C | 9.0°C | 19.9°C | 5.8°C | 50 mm | 78% | 1.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1989 | 15.9°C | 12.6°C | 9.3°C | 20.4°C | 5.8°C | 57 mm | 75% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 14.5°C | 11.3°C | 8.2°C | 21.6°C | 4.1°C | 88 mm | 77% | 1.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 15.8°C | 12.2°C | 8.6°C | 24.1°C | 5.9°C | 73 mm | 74% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1986 | 14.3°C | 11.2°C | 8.1°C | 26.4°C | 4.6°C | 108 mm | 79% | 1.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 15.6°C | 12.0°C | 8.4°C | 25.2°C | 3.1°C | 34 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 ❄️ 🌧️ | 12.7°C | 9.7°C | 6.8°C | 20.3°C | 3.9°C | 126 mm | 79% | 1.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 17.2°C | 13.4°C | 9.6°C | 28.8°C | 6.0°C | 21 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 15.0°C | 11.5°C | 8.0°C | 21.6°C | 4.2°C | 25 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 14.8°C | 11.9°C | 8.9°C | 20.9°C | 4.2°C | 91 mm | 77% | 1.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 15.7°C with lows near 9.2°C (mean 12.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 53 mm of rainfall in Parksville, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 126 mm in 1984.
The hottest May reached 28.8°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 3.1°C in 1985.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 15.1°C to 15.8°C and overnight lows from 8.3°C to 9.2°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Parksville and one of the drier months, so plan for around 15.7°C daytime highs and 9.2°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Parksville, averaging 12.5°C.
For May in Parksville, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 15.7°C and lows of 9.2°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 76% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 1.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 1.6 m/s (2022).
The wettest May on record was 1984 with 126 mm. On average, May sees 53 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Parksville behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
