Thompson Weather in May
Thompson in May
The short of it: Thompson in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 16 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low -1° · rain 47 mm · daylight 16 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Thompson an average May high of 13°, a low of -1° and some 47 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 13°, with nights near -1°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 14 min in mid-May, 129 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Thompson runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Cross Lake 19A, 122 km to the S, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Thompson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Lake 19AManitoba | 122 km S | 12° | 0° | 43 mm |
| Snow LakeManitoba | 168 km SW | 13° | 0° | 45 mm |
| Oxford HouseManitoba | 186 km ESE | 12° | 0° | 47 mm |
| Norway HouseManitoba | 196 km S | 13° | 1° | 51 mm |
| GillamManitoba | 207 km ENE | 10° | -2° | 44 mm |
| Cranberry PortageManitoba | 258 km WSW | 14° | 1° | 42 mm |
| Gods RiverManitoba | 259 km ESE | 11° | -1° | 45 mm |
| Flin FlonManitoba | 277 km WSW | 15° | 3° | 45 mm |