Aklavik Weather in May
Aklavik in May
The short of it: Aklavik in May averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 20 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -4° · rain 15 mm · daylight 20 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Aklavik an average May high of 6°, a low of -4° and some 15 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 11° from April to about 6°, with nights near -4°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 20 h 26 min in mid-May, 289 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Aklavik runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Inuvik, 55 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Aklavik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InuvikNorthwest Territories | 55 km ENE | 6° | -4° | 16 mm |
| Fort McPhersonNorthwest Territories | 87 km S | 9° | -2° | 16 mm |
| TuktoyaktukNorthwest Territories | 158 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 8.0 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 350 km SE | 11° | -1° | 11 mm |
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 485 km SE | 13° | 1° | 18 mm |