Airdrie Weather in May
Airdrie in May
The short of it: Airdrie in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 55 mm · daylight 15 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Airdrie an average May high of 16°, a low of 2° and some 55 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 33 min in mid-May, 107 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Airdrie runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Coventry Hills, 15 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Airdrie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry HillsAlberta | 15 km S | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| RedstoneAlberta | 15 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 54 mm |
| Sage HillAlberta | 16 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| EvanstonAlberta | 16 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Nolan HillAlberta | 17 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Skyview RanchAlberta | 17 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| Panorama HillsAlberta | 17 km S | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Hidden ValleyAlberta | 18 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |