Blind River Weather in May
Blind River in May
The short of it: Blind River in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 80 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Blind River an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 80 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Blind River runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Elliot Lake, 33 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Blind River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot LakeOntario | 33 km NE | 16° | 5° | 84 mm |
| SpanishOntario | 47 km E | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |
| ThessalonOntario | 47 km W | 16° | 4° | 84 mm |
| Gore BayOntario | 49 km SE | 16° | 6° | 76 mm |
| Little CurrentOntario | 83 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 82 mm |
| EspanolaOntario | 92 km E | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |
| Rogers CityMichigan | 108 km SW | 17° | 5° | 84 mm |
| Sault Ste. MarieOntario | 112 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 74 mm |