Bigfork Weather in May
Bigfork in May
The short of it: Bigfork in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 62° · low 39° · rain 2.2 in. · daylight 15 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Bigfork brings afternoons near 62° and nights around 39°, with about 2.2 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 62°, with nights near 39°. Rain is modest, about 2.2 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 9 min in mid-May, 94 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Bigfork runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Woods Bay, 4 mi to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Bigfork, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.5 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods BayMontana | 4 mi SSE | 61° | 39° | 2.2 in. |
| SomersMontana | 7 mi W | 64° | 40° | 2.1 in. |
| LakesideMontana | 8 mi WSW | 64° | 40° | 2.1 in. |
| KalispellMontana | 14 mi NW | 66° | 40° | 2.0 in. |
| EvergreenMontana | 15 mi NW | 66° | 40° | 1.9 in. |
| Columbia FallsMontana | 22 mi NNW | 66° | 39° | 1.9 in. |
| Hungry HorseMontana | 22 mi N | 63° | 38° | 2.1 in. |
| CoramMontana | 25 mi N | 64° | 38° | 2.1 in. |