Sault Ste. Marie climate

Sault Ste. Marie Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Sault Ste. Marie, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 11°C on May 1 to 16°C on May 31, and lows from 1°C to 6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 74 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sault Ste. Marie, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
14°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
74 mm
Reanalysis high
26°CMay 29, 2006
Reanalysis low
-4°CMay 12, 2005
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 15 h 33 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
11.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 111°C1°C20°C 1999-3°C 199638%
May 211°C1°C19°C 1999-3°C 199638%
May 311°C1°C18°C 2006-3°C 199638%
May 412°C2°C18°C 1998-2°C 202038%
May 512°C2°C19°C 2000-3°C 202037%
May 612°C2°C20°C 2000-3°C 199239%
May 712°C2°C21°C 2013-3°C 202040%
May 812°C2°C22°C 2013-3°C 202042%
May 912°C2°C21°C 1992-3°C 202041%
May 1013°C3°C24°C 1993-2°C 202042%
May 1113°C3°C21°C 1992-3°C 202043%
May 1213°C3°C22°C 1991-4°C 200544%
May 1313°C3°C19°C 1991-2°C 199644%
May 1413°C3°C19°C 1991-2°C 199244%
May 1513°C3°C23°C 1991-1°C 201644%
May 1613°C3°C20°C 1991-2°C 201444%
May 1713°C4°C21°C 2010-2°C 201445%
May 1814°C4°C23°C 2010-2°C 200245%
May 1914°C4°C21°C 2012-2°C 200245%
May 2014°C4°C23°C 2011-2°C 200245%
May 2114°C4°C22°C 1992-1°C 200245%
May 2215°C5°C23°C 2020-1°C 201545%
May 2315°C5°C23°C 20070°C 201546%
May 2415°C5°C24°C 2010-1°C 199245%
May 2515°C5°C23°C 20100°C 200245%
May 2616°C6°C25°C 20101°C 200245%
May 2716°C6°C23°C 20200°C 199445%
May 2816°C6°C23°C 2006-1°C 200844%
May 2916°C6°C26°C 20060°C 199646%
May 3016°C6°C26°C 20100°C 200946%
May 3116°C6°C23°C 20071°C 200946%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sault Ste. Marie, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 9:22 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.