Citadel Weather in May
Citadel in May
The short of it: Citadel in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 57 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Citadel brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 57 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Citadel runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Hawkwood, 2 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Citadel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawkwoodAlberta | 2 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 2 km SW | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Royal OakAlberta | 3 km W | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 3 km SE | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Nolan HillAlberta | 4 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Sage HillAlberta | 4 km NE | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| EvanstonAlberta | 5 km ENE | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Hidden ValleyAlberta | 5 km E | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |