Behchokǫ̀ Weather in May
Behchokǫ̀ in May
The short of it: Behchokǫ̀ in May averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 17 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low -1° · rain 16 mm · daylight 17 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Behchokǫ̀ brings afternoons near 10° and nights around -1°, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 10°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 17 h 53 min in mid-May, 186 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Behchokǫ̀ runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Yellowknife, 94 km to the ESE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Behchokǫ̀, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 94 km ESE | 9° | -1° | 20 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 182 km SSW | 15° | 0° | 21 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 221 km S | 12° | 1° | 21 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 293 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 39 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 382 km SE | 13° | 1° | 27 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 446 km NW | 9° | -1° | 18 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 486 km WSW | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |