Current River Weather in May
Current River in May
The short of it: Current River in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 3° · rain 78 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Current River an average May high of 15°, a low of 3° and some 78 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 15°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 min in mid-May, 96 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Current River runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Shuniah, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Current River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShuniahOntario | 2 km WSW | 15° | 3° | 78 mm |
| County ParkOntario | 5 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 78 mm |
| College HeightsOntario | 5 km SW | 17° | 3° | 80 mm |
| Dawson HeightsOntario | 6 km W | 16° | 2° | 79 mm |
| West EndOntario | 6 km SW | 17° | 3° | 80 mm |
| Academy HeightsOntario | 7 km SW | 17° | 3° | 80 mm |
| Shuniah TownshipOntario | 8 km NE | 15° | 2° | 79 mm |
| IntercityOntario | 8 km SW | 17° | 4° | 80 mm |