Canmore Weather in May
Canmore in May
The short of it: Canmore in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 0° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Canmore brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 0°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 14°, with nights near 0°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 2nd 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Canmore runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Banff, 18 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Canmore, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BanffAlberta | 18 km NW | 13° | 0° | 53 mm |
| Bragg CreekAlberta | 57 km ESE | 15° | 0° | 76 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 63 km E | 16° | 2° | 63 mm |
| Lake LouiseAlberta | 69 km NW | 12° | -2° | 45 mm |
| Radium Hot SpringsBritish Columbia | 72 km SW | 19° | 3° | 46 mm |
| BearspawAlberta | 74 km E | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| CrestmontAlberta | 76 km E | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| Valley RidgeAlberta | 76 km E | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |