Altona Weather in May
Altona in May
The short of it: Altona in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Altona brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 5°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 19°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Altona runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. St. Jean Baptiste, 24 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Altona, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 66 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jean BaptisteManitoba | 24 km NE | 19° | 5° | 91 mm |
| PembinaNorth Dakota | 28 km ESE | 19° | 5° | 76 mm |
| WinklerManitoba | 29 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 106 mm |
| MorrisManitoba | 31 km NNE | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| WalhallaNorth Dakota | 33 km SW | 18° | 5° | 94 mm |
| CavalierNorth Dakota | 35 km S | 19° | 5° | 83 mm |
| MordenManitoba | 41 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 103 mm |
| CarmanManitoba | 54 km NW | 18° | 5° | 94 mm |