Timmins weather in May

In May, Timmins sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Timmins's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timmins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:52 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Timmins is city in Ontario, Canada.

Density
14/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Timmins reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2131
3131
4131
5131
6142
7142
8142
9142
10152
11153
12153
13153
14153
15163
16164
17164
18164
19174
20175
21175
22175
23185
24185
25186
26186
27186
28186
29196
30197
31197

How May really feels in Timmins

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Timmins weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -21°419.610.58.60.0
Feb-8° / -19°326.97.79.90.0
Mar-1° / -13°438.5811.60.0
Apr / -4°628.85.413.41.1
May16° / 6910.31154.8
Jun22° / 10°7911.40.115.86.2
Jul23° / 13°9512.4015.56.4
Aug22° / 11°8812014.16.3
Sep17° / 9512.20.112.45.0
Oct / 8813.23.310.61.5
Nov / -7°6811.3990.0
Dec-7° / -15°5010.311.18.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233169
243268
253268
263268
273268
283169
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Timmins gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1299
2299
3298
4297
5296
6296
7305
8304
9304
10314
11313
12313
13323
14323
15323
16333
17333
18332
19342
20342
21352
22352
23362
24362
25362
26361
27371
28371
29371
30371
31381

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
399100
499100
599100
699100
799100
899100
999100
1099100
1199100
1299100
1398200
1498200
1598200
1698200
1797210
1897210
1995311
2095311
2195311
2294321
2393421
2493421
2593421
2693421
2791531
2891531
2991531
3091531
3191531

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 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 5:15 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:157:30
214.35:137:32
314.45:117:33
414.45:107:35
514.55:087:36
614.55:067:38
714.65:057:39
814.65:037:41
914.75:027:42
1014.75:007:43
1114.84:597:45
1214.84:577:46
1314.94:567:48
1414.94:547:49
1515.04:537:50
1615.04:527:52
1715.04:507:53
1815.14:497:54
1915.14:487:56
2015.24:477:57
2115.24:457:58
2215.24:447:59
2315.34:438:01
2415.34:428:02
2515.44:418:03
2615.44:408:04
2715.44:398:05
2815.54:388:06
2915.54:388:07
3015.54:378:08
3115.64:368:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Timmins?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Timmins for sightseeing.

What to pack for Timmins in May

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

In May, Timmins sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Timmins in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Timmins peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Timmins?

Timmins sits at 48.5°N, 81.3°W, 301 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rouyn-Noranda, 173 km away.

North BaySault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie

Topography around Timmins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timmins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m.

The land around Timmins is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Rouyn-Noranda 173 km · Valley East 204 km · Greater Sudbury 221 km · Amos 237 km · Val-d'Or 265 km · North Bay 277 km · Sault Ste. Marie 313 km · Sault Ste. Marie 315 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 Timmins (48.4669°, -81.3331°, elevation 301 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).