Dryden Weather in May
Dryden in May
The short of it: Dryden in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 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 84 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Dryden brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 3°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 15°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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, Dryden runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Vermilion Bay, 47 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dryden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion BayOntario | 47 km W | 16° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Sioux LookoutOntario | 63 km ENE | 16° | 3° | 82 mm |
| Sioux LookoutOntario | 69 km ENE | 15° | 3° | 83 mm |
| IgnaceOntario | 89 km ESE | 16° | 3° | 86 mm |
| Ear FallsOntario | 101 km NNW | 16° | 3° | 73 mm |
| KenoraOntario | 125 km W | 16° | 5° | 72 mm |
| RanierMinnesota | 137 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 76 mm |
| Fort FrancesOntario | 138 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 78 mm |