Claresholm Weather in May
Claresholm in May
The short of it: Claresholm in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 61 mm · daylight 15 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Claresholm brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 24 min in mid-May, 102 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Claresholm runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Fort Macleod, 37 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Claresholm, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort MacleodAlberta | 37 km SSE | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| NantonAlberta | 38 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 63 mm |
| VulcanAlberta | 47 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 60 mm |
| CoalhurstAlberta | 57 km SE | 18° | 4° | 51 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 60 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 47 mm |
| High RiverAlberta | 64 km NNW | 17° | 2° | 65 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 66 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 49 mm |
| Pincher CreekAlberta | 67 km SSW | 16° | 3° | 66 mm |