Blairmore Weather in May
Blairmore in May
The short of it: Blairmore in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 1° · rain 71 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Blairmore an average May high of 13°, a low of 1° and some 71 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-May, 100 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Blairmore runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Coleman, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Blairmore, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColemanAlberta | 6 km NW | 13° | 1° | 69 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 36 km WNW | 14° | 1° | 60 mm |
| Pincher CreekAlberta | 37 km ESE | 16° | 3° | 66 mm |
| FernieBritish Columbia | 47 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 75 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 58 km NW | 13° | 0° | 60 mm |
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 67 km WSW | 19° | 3° | 58 mm |
| Fort MacleodAlberta | 74 km E | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| ClaresholmAlberta | 78 km NE | 17° | 3° | 61 mm |