Thessalon Weather in May
Thessalon in May
The short of it: Thessalon in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Thessalon an average May high of 16°, a low of 4° and some 84 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 88 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Thessalon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Blind River, 47 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Thessalon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind RiverOntario | 47 km E | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |
| Sault Ste. MarieMichigan | 66 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 72 mm |
| Sault Ste. MarieOntario | 66 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 74 mm |
| Elliot LakeOntario | 73 km ENE | 16° | 5° | 84 mm |
| Gore BayOntario | 93 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 76 mm |
| SpanishOntario | 94 km E | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |
| Rogers CityMichigan | 94 km SSW | 17° | 5° | 84 mm |
| CheboyganMichigan | 97 km SW | 19° | 6° | 76 mm |