Barnwell Weather in May
Barnwell in May
The short of it: Barnwell in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 46 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Barnwell an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 46 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Barnwell runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Taber, 8 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Barnwell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaberAlberta | 8 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 44 mm |
| CoaldaleAlberta | 27 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 49 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 35 km NNE | 18° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 39 km E | 18° | 4° | 41 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 40 km WNW | 18° | 4° | 47 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 41 km W | 18° | 4° | 49 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 45 km SW | 18° | 4° | 54 mm |
| CoalhurstAlberta | 49 km W | 18° | 4° | 51 mm |