Mackenzie Weather in May
Mackenzie in May
The short of it: Mackenzie in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 2° · rain 41 mm · daylight 16 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Mackenzie an average May high of 17°, a low of 2° and some 41 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 2°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 10 min in mid-May, 127 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Mackenzie runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Chetwynd, 100 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Mackenzie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChetwyndBritish Columbia | 100 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 107 km NE | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 123 km SW | 16° | 3° | 34 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 135 km E | 15° | 3° | 38 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 158 km SSW | 18° | 3° | 32 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 159 km S | 19° | 4° | 45 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 170 km NE | 17° | 4° | 37 mm |
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 173 km NE | 17° | 4° | 37 mm |