Smithers Weather in May
Smithers in May
The short of it: Smithers in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 4 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 16° · low 3° · rain 43 mm · daylight 16 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
May in Smithers brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 3°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 4 min in mid-May, 124 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, Smithers runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Telkwa, 12 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Smithers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 12 km SE | 18° | 4° | 40 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 53 km SE | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 58 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 44 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 97 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 54 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 110 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 125 km SW | 18° | 8° | 86 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 170 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 43 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 191 km E | 16° | 3° | 34 mm |