Chalk River Weather in May
Chalk River in May
The short of it: Chalk River in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 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 19° · low 5° · rain 90 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Chalk River brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 5°, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 90 mm. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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, Chalk River runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Deep River, 10 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Chalk River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep RiverOntario | 10 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| PetawawaOntario | 19 km SE | 19° | 5° | 84 mm |
| PembrokeOntario | 34 km SE | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Fort-CoulongeQuebec | 58 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| EganvilleOntario | 60 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 84 mm |
| CobdenOntario | 61 km SE | 19° | 5° | 85 mm |
| RenfrewOntario | 85 km SE | 19° | 5° | 80 mm |
| ShawvilleQuebec | 88 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 83 mm |