Bowden Weather in May
Bowden in May
The short of it: Bowden in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 39 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 3° · rain 48 mm · daylight 15 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Bowden brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 3°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 39 min in mid-May, 110 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, Bowden runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Innisfail, 12 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bowden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InnisfailAlberta | 12 km NNE | 16° | 3° | 50 mm |
| OldsAlberta | 17 km SSW | 16° | 3° | 52 mm |
| PenholdAlberta | 25 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 51 mm |
| SpringbrookAlberta | 30 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 52 mm |
| DidsburyAlberta | 30 km SSW | 16° | 3° | 52 mm |
| CarstairsAlberta | 41 km S | 16° | 2° | 54 mm |
| Red DeerAlberta | 41 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 50 mm |
| Sylvan LakeAlberta | 43 km N | 16° | 2° | 52 mm |