Chapleau Weather in May
Chapleau in May
The short of it: Chapleau in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Chapleau an average May high of 16°, a low of 2° and some 66 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 16°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 8 min in mid-May, 93 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 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Chapleau runs about middling and drier than most in May. Dubreuilville, 102 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chapleau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DubreuilvilleOntario | 102 km NW | 16° | 2° | 68 mm |
| WawaOntario | 103 km W | 15° | 2° | 71 mm |
| White RiverOntario | 162 km WNW | 15° | 2° | 80 mm |
| Sault Ste. MarieOntario | 163 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 74 mm |
| Sault Ste. MarieMichigan | 166 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 72 mm |
| TimminsOntario | 169 km ENE | 17° | 3° | 69 mm |
| Elliot LakeOntario | 172 km SSE | 16° | 5° | 84 mm |
| ThessalonOntario | 177 km S | 16° | 4° | 84 mm |