Fort Smith Weather in May
Fort Smith in May
The short of it: Fort Smith in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 17 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 1° · rain 27 mm · daylight 17 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Fort Smith brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 1°, with about 27 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 13°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 27 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 17 h 6 min in mid-May, 159 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Fort Smith runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Hay River, 233 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Fort Smith, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 233 km WNW | 12° | 1° | 21 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 303 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 20 mm |
| La CrêteAlberta | 328 km SW | 17° | 3° | 31 mm |
| High LevelAlberta | 341 km WSW | 17° | 2° | 33 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 348 km WNW | 15° | 0° | 21 mm |
| Fort McMurrayAlberta | 366 km S | 18° | 3° | 32 mm |
| Saprae CreekAlberta | 375 km S | 17° | 2° | 34 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 382 km NNW | 10° | -1° | 16 mm |