Devils Lake Weather in May
Devils Lake in May
The short of it: Devils Lake in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 10 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 63° · low 41° · rain 2.6 in. · daylight 15 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Devils Lake brings afternoons near 63° and nights around 41°, with about 2.6 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 15° from April to about 63°, with nights near 41°. 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 10 min in mid-May, 94 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, Devils Lake runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Fort Totten, 11 mi to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Devils Lake, 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
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort TottenNorth Dakota | 11 mi SSW | 65° | 41° | 2.5 in. |
| LakotaNorth Dakota | 25 mi E | 65° | 41° | 2.4 in. |
| CandoNorth Dakota | 30 mi NNW | 65° | 40° | 2.6 in. |
| New RockfordNorth Dakota | 32 mi SSW | 66° | 41° | 2.6 in. |
| CarringtonNorth Dakota | 47 mi SSW | 67° | 41° | 2.5 in. |
| LangdonNorth Dakota | 50 mi NNE | 64° | 39° | 3.1 in. |
| CooperstownNorth Dakota | 58 mi SE | 67° | 41° | 2.8 in. |
| RoletteNorth Dakota | 59 mi NW | 65° | 39° | 2.6 in. |