Yellowknife Weather in May
Yellowknife in May
The short of it: Yellowknife in May averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 17 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -1° · rain 20 mm · daylight 17 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Yellowknife brings afternoons near 9° and nights around -1°, with about 20 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 9°; nights run about -1°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 17 h 46 min in mid-May, 182 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Yellowknife runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | 10° | -1° | 16 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | 12° | 1° | 21 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | 15° | 0° | 21 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | 13° | 1° | 27 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | 16° | 2° | 39 mm |