Chetwynd Weather in May
Chetwynd in May
The short of it: Chetwynd in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 16 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 39 mm · daylight 16 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Chetwynd an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 39 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 14 min in mid-May, 129 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Chetwynd runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Hudson's Hope, 41 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Chetwynd, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 41 km NNW | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 75 km NE | 17° | 4° | 37 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 75 km SSE | 15° | 3° | 38 mm |
| TaylorBritish Columbia | 78 km NE | 18° | 5° | 36 mm |
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 78 km NE | 17° | 4° | 37 mm |
| Dawson CreekBritish Columbia | 88 km E | 17° | 3° | 35 mm |
| Pouce CoupeBritish Columbia | 94 km E | 18° | 3° | 35 mm |
| MackenzieBritish Columbia | 100 km WSW | 17° | 2° | 41 mm |