Hearst Weather in May
Hearst in May
The short of it: Hearst in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 1° · rain 74 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Hearst an average May high of 16°, a low of 1° and some 74 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 16°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 5th 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Hearst runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kapuskasing, 94 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Hearst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KapuskasingOntario | 94 km ESE | 15° | 2° | 70 mm |
| Smooth Rock FallsOntario | 153 km ESE | 15° | 2° | 69 mm |
| ManitouwadgeOntario | 169 km WSW | 15° | 1° | 74 mm |
| CochraneOntario | 203 km ESE | 16° | 2° | 78 mm |
| WawaOntario | 205 km SSW | 15° | 2° | 71 mm |
| ChapleauOntario | 206 km S | 16° | 2° | 66 mm |
| TimminsOntario | 217 km SE | 17° | 3° | 69 mm |
| GeraldtonOntario | 236 km W | 14° | 1° | 82 mm |