Calgary Weather in May
Calgary in May
The short of it: Calgary in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 31 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 3° · rain 54 mm · daylight 15 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Calgary brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. 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 31 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, Calgary runs about middling and about as wet in May. Centre City, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Calgary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre CityAlberta | 1 km SE | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |
| BeltlineAlberta | 2 km SE | 17° | 3° | 53 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| VarsityAlberta | 7 km NW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 52 mm |
| BownessAlberta | 7 km WNW | 17° | 2° | 54 mm |
| DoverAlberta | 7 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| Huntington HillsAlberta | 8 km N | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |