Salluit Weather in May
Salluit in May
The short of it: Salluit in May averages a high of -0 °C (31 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 17 h 42 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 0° · low -5° · rain 26 mm · daylight 17 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Salluit brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -5°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 0°, with nights near -5°. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 17 h 42 min in mid-May, 180 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Salluit runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Kangiqsujuaq, 204 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Salluit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KangiqsujuaqQuebec | 204 km ESE | 0° | -4° | 22 mm |
| AkulivikQuebec | 207 km SW | -1° | -4° | 21 mm |
| PuvirnituqQuebec | 257 km SSW | 1° | -3° | 21 mm |
| IqaluitNunavut | 399 km ENE | 1° | -6° | 28 mm |