West Nipissing Weather in May
West Nipissing in May
The short of it: West Nipissing in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 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 17° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in West Nipissing brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 5°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, West Nipissing runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Sturgeon Falls, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in West Nipissing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon FallsOntario | 1 km SE | 17° | 5° | 93 mm |
| Cache BayOntario | 5 km W | 18° | 5° | 93 mm |
| North BayOntario | 36 km E | 16° | 5° | 90 mm |
| Markstay-WarrenOntario | 44 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| CallanderOntario | 46 km ESE | 17° | 5° | 90 mm |
| PowassanOntario | 58 km SE | 18° | 5° | 95 mm |
| South RiverOntario | 73 km SE | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |
| TémiscamingQuebec | 74 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 80 mm |