Carmacks Weather in May
Carmacks in May
The short of it: Carmacks in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 17 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 1° · rain 20 mm · daylight 17 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Carmacks brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 1°, with about 20 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 16°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 40 min in mid-May, 178 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Carmacks runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Haines Junction, 162 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Carmacks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines JunctionYukon | 162 km SSW | 15° | 0° | 20 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 166 km SSE | 15° | 2° | 16 mm |
| MayoYukon | 168 km N | 14° | 1° | 21 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 270 km NW | 15° | 0° | 24 mm |
| SkagwayAlaska | 297 km S | 13° | 3° | 35 mm |
| HainesAlaska | 321 km S | 15° | 6° | 45 mm |
| YakutatAlaska | 338 km SW | 12° | 4° | 228 mm |
| TokAlaska | 368 km WNW | 15° | 0° | 20 mm |