Akulivik Weather in May
Akulivik in May
The short of it: Akulivik in May averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 17 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -4° · rain 21 mm · daylight 17 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Akulivik an average May high of -1°, a low of -4° and some 21 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near -1°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 17 h 18 min in mid-May, 166 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Akulivik runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Puvirnituq, 99 km to the SSE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Akulivik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PuvirnituqQuebec | 99 km SSE | 1° | -3° | 21 mm |
| SalluitQuebec | 207 km NE | 0° | -5° | 26 mm |
| InukjuakQuebec | 261 km S | 3° | -3° | 23 mm |
| KangiqsujuaqQuebec | 346 km ENE | 0° | -4° | 22 mm |
| Coral HarbourNunavut | 450 km NNW | -1° | -9° | 13 mm |