Shell Valley Weather in May
Shell Valley in May
The short of it: Shell Valley in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 64° · low 38° · rain 2.7 in. · daylight 15 h 15 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
May in Shell Valley brings afternoons near 64° and nights around 38°, with about 2.7 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 15° from April to about 64°, with nights near 38°. Wet spells are common — about 2.7 in., the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 15 min in mid-May, 97 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Shell Valley runs about middling and drier than most in May. Belcourt, 6 mi to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Shell Valley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 15° warmer, 1.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BelcourtNorth Dakota | 6 mi ENE | 62° | 38° | 2.8 in. |
| Green AcresNorth Dakota | 8 mi ENE | 62° | 38° | 2.8 in. |
| DunseithNorth Dakota | 9 mi W | 64° | 39° | 2.6 in. |
| RoletteNorth Dakota | 10 mi S | 65° | 39° | 2.6 in. |
| RollaNorth Dakota | 12 mi ENE | 64° | 39° | 2.8 in. |
| BottineauNorth Dakota | 26 mi W | 66° | 40° | 2.5 in. |
| KillarneyManitoba | 28 mi NNE | 64° | 39° | 3.2 in. |
| RugbyNorth Dakota | 30 mi SSW | 67° | 41° | 2.4 in. |