Cando Weather in May
Cando in May
The short of it: Cando in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 65° · low 40° · rain 2.6 in. · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Cando brings afternoons near 65° and nights around 40°, with about 2.6 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 15° against April, to near 65°; nights run about 40°. Wet spells are common — about 2.6 in., the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 min in mid-May, 96 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cando runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Devils Lake, 30 mi to the SSE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Cando, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 15° warmer, 1.5 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 12 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils LakeNorth Dakota | 30 mi SSE | 63° | 41° | 2.6 in. |
| RoletteNorth Dakota | 31 mi WNW | 65° | 39° | 2.6 in. |
| RollaNorth Dakota | 32 mi NW | 64° | 39° | 2.8 in. |
| Green AcresNorth Dakota | 33 mi NW | 62° | 38° | 2.8 in. |
| BelcourtNorth Dakota | 34 mi NW | 62° | 38° | 2.8 in. |
| Fort TottenNorth Dakota | 36 mi SSE | 65° | 41° | 2.5 in. |
| Shell ValleyNorth Dakota | 37 mi NW | 64° | 38° | 2.7 in. |
| RugbyNorth Dakota | 37 mi WSW | 67° | 41° | 2.4 in. |