Cold Lake Weather in May
Cold Lake in May
The short of it: Cold Lake in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 1 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 16° · low 3° · rain 41 mm · daylight 16 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cold Lake an average May high of 16°, a low of 3° and some 41 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 16°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 1 min in mid-May, 122 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, Cold Lake runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Grand Centre, 6 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Cold Lake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand CentreAlberta | 6 km SSW | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 42 km WSW | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Elk PointAlberta | 78 km SW | 17° | 3° | 42 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 90 km SW | 17° | 3° | 45 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 112 km SE | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 119 km ESE | 19° | 3° | 42 mm |
| Lac La BicheAlberta | 120 km WNW | 17° | 3° | 44 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 131 km SSW | 18° | 3° | 38 mm |