Powassan Weather in May
Powassan in May
The short of it: Powassan in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 95 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Powassan an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 95 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Powassan runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Callander, 20 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Powassan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CallanderOntario | 20 km N | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| South RiverOntario | 22 km S | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |
| SundridgeOntario | 30 km S | 17° | 5° | 95 mm |
| North BayOntario | 33 km NNW | 16° | 5° | 90 mm |
| Burk's FallsOntario | 46 km S | 18° | 5° | 94 mm |
| Sturgeon FallsOntario | 57 km NW | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| West NipissingOntario | 58 km NW | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| MattawaOntario | 59 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 74 mm |