Kitimat Weather in May
Kitimat in May
The short of it: Kitimat in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 57 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 18° · low 8° · rain 86 mm · daylight 15 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Kitimat brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 8°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 57 min in mid-May, 120 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, Kitimat runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Terrace, 52 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Kitimat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 38 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 52 km N | 19° | 7° | 54 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 112 km WNW | 14° | 7° | 129 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 125 km NE | 16° | 3° | 43 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 126 km NE | 18° | 4° | 40 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 135 km ENE | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 149 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 44 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 189 km E | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |
| Bella BellaBritish Columbia | 213 km S | 14° | 8° | 137 mm |