Inuvik Weather in May
Inuvik in May
The short of it: Inuvik in May averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 20 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -4° · rain 16 mm · daylight 20 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Inuvik an average May high of 6°, a low of -4° and some 16 mm of rain. Highs rise 11° against April, to near 6°; nights run about -4°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 20 h 32 min in mid-May, 294 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Inuvik runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Aklavik, 55 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Inuvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 11° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 20 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AklavikNorthwest Territories | 55 km WSW | 6° | -4° | 15 mm |
| Fort McPhersonNorthwest Territories | 113 km SSW | 9° | -2° | 16 mm |
| TuktoyaktukNorthwest Territories | 124 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 8.0 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 320 km SE | 11° | -1° | 11 mm |
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 456 km SE | 13° | 1° | 18 mm |