Edmonton Weather in May
Edmonton in May
The short of it: Edmonton in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 78 mm · daylight 11 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Edmonton brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 19°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 20 min in mid-May, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Edmonton runs about middling and about as wet in May. Bentley Park, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Edmonton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 173 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley ParkQueensland | 2 km NNW | 27° | 19° | 78 mm |
| Mount SheridanQueensland | 4 km NNW | 27° | 19° | 71 mm |
| White RockQueensland | 5 km NNE | 28° | 20° | 83 mm |
| Bayview HeightsQueensland | 7 km NNW | 27° | 19° | 71 mm |
| EarlvilleQueensland | 8 km N | 27° | 19° | 82 mm |
| WoreeQueensland | 8 km N | 28° | 20° | 89 mm |
| BungalowQueensland | 9 km N | 28° | 20° | 89 mm |
| MoorooboolQueensland | 9 km N | 27° | 19° | 82 mm |