Callander Weather in May
Callander in May
The short of it: Callander in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 90 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Callander brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 4th 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Callander runs about middling and drier than most in May. North Bay, 14 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Callander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North BayOntario | 14 km NW | 16° | 5° | 90 mm |
| PowassanOntario | 20 km S | 18° | 5° | 95 mm |
| South RiverOntario | 43 km S | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |
| Sturgeon FallsOntario | 45 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| West NipissingOntario | 46 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| SundridgeOntario | 50 km S | 17° | 5° | 95 mm |
| Cache BayOntario | 50 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 93 mm |
| MattawaOntario | 52 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 74 mm |