Nipigon Weather in May
Nipigon in May
The short of it: Nipigon in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 16 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 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Nipigon brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 2°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 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 16 min in mid-May, 98 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, Nipigon runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Amethyst Harbour, 69 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Nipigon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst HarbourOntario | 69 km SW | 14° | 2° | 75 mm |
| SchreiberOntario | 77 km ESE | 13° | 3° | 91 mm |
| Shuniah TownshipOntario | 83 km SW | 15° | 2° | 79 mm |
| Current RiverOntario | 91 km SW | 15° | 3° | 78 mm |
| ShuniahOntario | 92 km SW | 15° | 3° | 78 mm |
| County ParkOntario | 95 km SW | 16° | 3° | 78 mm |
| Dawson HeightsOntario | 96 km SW | 16° | 2° | 79 mm |
| College HeightsOntario | 96 km SW | 17° | 3° | 80 mm |