Deline Weather in May
Deline in May
The short of it: Deline in May averages a high of 9 °C (47 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 18 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -1° · rain 18 mm · daylight 18 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Deline an average May high of 9°, a low of -1° and some 18 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 9°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 18 h 45 min in mid-May, 219 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Deline runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Norman Wells, 160 km to the W, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Deline, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 160 km W | 13° | 1° | 18 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 266 km WNW | 11° | -1° | 11 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 385 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 39 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 446 km ESE | 10° | -1° | 16 mm |