Kake Weather in May
Kake in May
The short of it: Kake in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 56° · low 41° · rain 6.6 in. · daylight 16 h 28 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Kake an average May high of 56°, a low of 41° and some 6.6 in. of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 56°; nights run about 41°. Wet spells are common — about 6.6 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 28 min in mid-May, 137 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kake runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Petersburg, 39 mi to the ESE, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Kake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 1.5 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetersburgAlaska | 39 mi ESE | 59° | 45° | 6.3 in. |
| SitkaAlaska | 52 mi W | 54° | 42° | 4.8 in. |
| WrangellAlaska | 69 mi ESE | 60° | 45° | 6.0 in. |
| JuneauAlaska | 93 mi N | 58° | 40° | 3.8 in. |
| HoonahAlaska | 96 mi NW | 57° | 41° | 3.0 in. |
| KlawockAlaska | 104 mi SSE | 56° | 43° | 6.6 in. |
| CraigAlaska | 108 mi SSE | 55° | 44° | 6.5 in. |
| KetchikanAlaska | 143 mi SE | 56° | 42° | 7.3 in. |