Bowness Weather in May
Bowness in May
The short of it: Bowness in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 32 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 17° · low 2° · rain 54 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Bowness brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 2°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 17°, with nights near 2°. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 32 min in mid-May, 106 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, Bowness runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Varsity, 1 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bowness, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VarsityAlberta | 1 km NE | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 3 km SW | 16° | 2° | 53 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 5 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 53 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 5 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| HawkwoodAlberta | 5 km N | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Springbank HillAlberta | 6 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 52 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 6 km NNW | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km S | 16° | 2° | 52 mm |