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Whitehorse in May: weather & travel advice

This month's data profile

Rain shapes the decision

Whitehorse in May is climatically mixed. The average daily high is around 7 °C. With about 12 rainy days it is wet.

Historical monthly averages, not a weather forecast. Individual days and years can differ substantially.

Rank among 12 monthly averages

40/100 · #5

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Northern lights over the Yukon near Whitehorse

Whitehorse · MayPhoto: 117Avenue · CC BY-SA 3.0

Average high: 7 °C
Average low: -2 °C
Rainy days (est.): 12 rainy days (est.)
Sun (est.): 7 h/day
Humidity: 79 %

Climate evidence with direct month comparison

The highlighted row is the selected month. Precipitation total and rainy days are separate monthly averages.

Climate averages for Whitehorse: selected and adjacent months
Month	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days (est.)	Precipitation mm	Sun h/day (est.)	Humidity %	Wind m/s	Score
April	-1	-10	8	29	5.4	91	1.4	41
May (selected)	7	-2	12	39	6.6	79	1.4	40
June	13	3	15	67	7.0	75	1.3	44

How do the previous and next months compare?

Baseline: May (40/100)

Positive and negative values show the change from the selected month.

	Score Δ	Average high Δ	Average low Δ	Rainy days Δ	Rain Δ	Sun Δ	Humidity Δ	Wind Δ
April	+1	-7.8 °C	-7.7 °C	-3.3	-9.7 mm	-1.2 h	+12.7 %	±0 m/s
June	+4	+6 °C	+5.3 °C	+3.6	+27.8 mm	+0.4 h	-3.4 %	-0.1 m/s

All twelve months in context

JanUnsuitable28 FebUnsuitable34 MarUnsuitable35 AprUnsuitable41 MayUnsuitable40 JunUnsuitable44 JulLimited47 AugUnsuitable43 SepUnsuitable29 OctUnsuitable20 NovUnsuitable24 DecUnsuitable24

Rainy days (estimated)

Sunshine hours (estimated)h/day

Average daily high°C

-14

-11

-7

-1

-10

-13

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Frequently asked questions

How warm is Whitehorse in May?

The average daily high is around 7 °C, with an average daily low of about -2 °C.

Does it rain a lot in Whitehorse in May?

The curated estimate is about 12 rainy days per month, not a directly measured long-term average. Total precipitation averages around 39 mm for the month. A rainy day does not mean all-day rain.

When is the best time to visit Whitehorse?

No month in Whitehorse reaches the threshold for a clear recommendation in the climate score; the month comparison above shows the differences.