Kenora weather in May

In May, Kenora sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kenora's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:40 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kenora is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density
71/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kenora reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2102
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5112
6113
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31179

How May really feels in Kenora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
9
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kenora weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -18°215.76.78.40.0
Feb-9° / -16°184.85.39.80.0
Mar-2° / -9°286.15.211.50.0
Apr / -2°406.62.913.50.8
May13° / 8211.20.915.13.6
Jun19° / 12°10512.40165.6
Jul22° / 16°10412.9015.76.3
Aug22° / 15°9111.6014.26.5
Sep17° / 10°10612.5012.44.9
Oct / 7411.3310.51.5
Nov / -5°418.27.98.80.0
Dec-8° / -14°256.78.480.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33565
43664
53664
63565
73565
83565
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103565
113664
123664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kenora gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1286
2296
3306
4316
5325
6335
7345
8345
9355
10354
11364
12364
13374
14373
15383
16383
17383
18383
19382
20382
21382
22381
23381
24371
25371
26371
27370
28370
29360
30360
31360

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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2113light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:047:26
214.45:027:28
314.55:007:29
414.54:597:31
514.64:577:32
614.64:557:34
714.74:547:36
814.84:527:37
914.84:507:39
1014.94:497:40
1114.94:477:41
1215.04:467:43
1315.04:447:44
1415.14:437:46
1515.14:417:47
1615.14:407:49
1715.24:387:50
1815.24:377:51
1915.34:367:53
2015.34:347:54
2115.44:337:56
2215.44:327:57
2315.54:317:58
2415.54:307:59
2515.54:298:01
2615.64:288:02
2715.64:278:03
2815.64:268:04
2915.74:258:05
3015.74:248:07
3115.74:238:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kenora

In seasonPeak

In May, Kenora sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kenora's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kenora?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kenora.

What to pack for Kenora in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Kenora sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kenora in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kenora peaks around June 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kenora in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kenora is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (October, 3 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2015 µg/m³Oct 243 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep7Good
Oct3Good
Nov3Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kenora?

Kenora sits at 49.8°N, 94.5°W, 328 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Steinbach, 160 km away.

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Topography around Kenora

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kenora.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kenora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kenora is covered by trees (48%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Steinbach 160 km · Winnipeg 191 km · Fort Garry South 192 km · St. James-Assiniboia East 197 km · Grand Forks 277 km · Hibbing 284 km · Moorhead 363 km · Fargo 364 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kenora (49.7674°, -94.4899°, elevation 328 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).