Fort Simpson Weather in May
Fort Simpson in May
The short of it: Fort Simpson in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 17 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 39 mm · daylight 17 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Fort Simpson brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 36 min in mid-May, 176 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Fort Simpson runs about middling and about as wet in May. Fort Providence, 204 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Fort Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 204 km ESE | 15° | 0° | 21 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 214 km SSW | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 293 km ENE | 10° | -1° | 16 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 318 km ESE | 12° | 1° | 21 mm |
| Fort NelsonBritish Columbia | 348 km SSW | 17° | 3° | 43 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 368 km ENE | 9° | -1° | 20 mm |
| ChatehAlberta | 384 km SSE | 17° | 2° | 30 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 385 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 18 mm |