Kapuskasing Weather in May
Kapuskasing in May
The short of it: Kapuskasing in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 2° · rain 70 mm · daylight 15 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Kapuskasing an average May high of 15°, a low of 2° and some 70 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 15°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 19 min in mid-May, 99 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kapuskasing runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Smooth Rock Falls, 60 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kapuskasing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Rock FallsOntario | 60 km ESE | 15° | 2° | 69 mm |
| HearstOntario | 94 km WNW | 16° | 1° | 74 mm |
| CochraneOntario | 109 km ESE | 16° | 2° | 78 mm |
| TimminsOntario | 133 km SE | 17° | 3° | 69 mm |
| Iroquois FallsOntario | 146 km ESE | 16° | 2° | 67 mm |
| HornepayneOntario | 171 km W | 15° | 1° | 76 mm |
| ChapleauOntario | 189 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 66 mm |
| DubreuilvilleOntario | 192 km SW | 16° | 2° | 68 mm |