Carman Weather in May
Carman in May
The short of it: Carman in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 94 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Carman an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 94 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 94 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, 99 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Carman runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. St. Claude, 30 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Carman, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 66 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. ClaudeManitoba | 30 km NW | 17° | 4° | 87 mm |
| MordenManitoba | 35 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 103 mm |
| WinklerManitoba | 36 km S | 18° | 5° | 106 mm |
| MorrisManitoba | 49 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 88 mm |
| AltonaManitoba | 54 km SE | 19° | 5° | 93 mm |
| St. Jean BaptisteManitoba | 54 km ESE | 19° | 5° | 91 mm |
| St. François XavierManitoba | 57 km NE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| Portage la PrairieManitoba | 57 km NNW | 18° | 4° | 68 mm |