Thunder Bay climate

Thunder Bay Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 12°C on May 1 to 18°C on May 31, and lows from 0°C to 6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 68 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 Thunder Bay, 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
15°C
Average low
3°C
Precipitation
68 mm
Reanalysis high
28°CMay 10, 2007
Reanalysis low
-5°CMay 8, 2020
Daylight
14 h 33 min to 15 h 48 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
9.4 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 112°C0°C22°C 1999-3°C 200234%
May 212°C0°C22°C 2012-4°C 199635%
May 312°C1°C21°C 2015-4°C 199636%
May 412°C1°C20°C 1993-5°C 202036%
May 513°C1°C22°C 1993-4°C 199237%
May 613°C1°C27°C 2016-2°C 199639%
May 713°C2°C24°C 1992-5°C 202040%
May 813°C2°C27°C 2007-5°C 202040%
May 913°C2°C26°C 2007-4°C 201039%
May 1014°C2°C28°C 2007-4°C 202039%
May 1114°C2°C25°C 1991-5°C 202040%
May 1214°C2°C22°C 1991-4°C 202040%
May 1314°C2°C22°C 2003-3°C 201340%
May 1414°C3°C24°C 1991-3°C 201640%
May 1514°C3°C28°C 1991-3°C 200442%
May 1615°C3°C23°C 2010-2°C 200242%
May 1715°C3°C23°C 2010-3°C 200243%
May 1815°C3°C24°C 2010-3°C 200243%
May 1915°C4°C26°C 2010-3°C 200244%
May 2016°C4°C27°C 1994-2°C 200243%
May 2116°C4°C25°C 1992-2°C 200242%
May 2216°C4°C26°C 2018-1°C 199742%
May 2317°C5°C24°C 2018-1°C 199243%
May 2417°C5°C26°C 2015-1°C 200243%
May 2517°C5°C27°C 20140°C 201344%
May 2617°C5°C25°C 2014-2°C 201144%
May 2717°C5°C25°C 20201°C 200844%
May 2817°C6°C26°C 20180°C 200445%
May 2918°C6°C28°C 19990°C 199644%
May 3018°C6°C27°C 19951°C 199844%
May 3118°C6°C28°C 19950°C 201544%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 9:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 9:49 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.