Greenstone Weather in May
Greenstone in May
The short of it: Greenstone in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 1° · rain 84 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Greenstone an average May high of 13°, a low of 1° and some 84 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Greenstone runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Geraldton, 16 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Greenstone, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 30 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeraldtonOntario | 16 km E | 14° | 1° | 82 mm |
| SchreiberOntario | 103 km S | 13° | 3° | 91 mm |
| Terrace BayOntario | 106 km S | 13° | 3° | 84 mm |
| NipigonOntario | 113 km SW | 15° | 2° | 70 mm |
| ManitouwadgeOntario | 118 km SE | 15° | 1° | 74 mm |
| Amethyst HarbourOntario | 181 km SW | 14° | 2° | 75 mm |
| HornepayneOntario | 182 km ESE | 15° | 1° | 76 mm |
| White RiverOntario | 187 km SE | 15° | 2° | 80 mm |