Mayo Weather in May
Mayo in May
The short of it: Mayo in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 18 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 1° · rain 21 mm · daylight 18 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Mayo brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 1°, with about 21 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 1°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 8 min in mid-May, 196 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mayo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Carmacks, 168 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Mayo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarmacksYukon | 168 km S | 16° | 1° | 20 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 181 km WNW | 15° | 0° | 24 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 323 km S | 15° | 2° | 16 mm |
| Haines JunctionYukon | 327 km SSW | 15° | 0° | 20 mm |
| TokAlaska | 353 km W | 15° | 0° | 20 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 452 km NE | 11° | -1° | 11 mm |