Wrangell Weather in May
Wrangell in May
The short of it: Wrangell in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 153 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 16 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 60° · low 45° · rain 6.0 in. · daylight 16 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Wrangell brings afternoons near 60° and nights around 45°, with about 6.0 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 60°; nights run about 45°. Wet spells are common — about 6.0 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 22 min in mid-May, 134 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Wrangell runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Petersburg, 32 mi to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Wrangell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 0.7 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetersburgAlaska | 32 mi NW | 59° | 45° | 6.3 in. |
| KakeAlaska | 69 mi WNW | 56° | 41° | 6.6 in. |
| KlawockAlaska | 69 mi SSW | 56° | 43° | 6.6 in. |
| CraigAlaska | 75 mi SSW | 55° | 44° | 6.5 in. |
| KetchikanAlaska | 83 mi SSE | 56° | 42° | 7.3 in. |
| MetlakatlaAlaska | 98 mi SSE | 56° | 43° | 6.3 in. |
| StewartBritish Columbia | 99 mi ESE | 61° | 42° | 2.9 in. |
| SitkaAlaska | 119 mi WNW | 54° | 42° | 4.8 in. |