Coleman Weather in May
Coleman in May
The short of it: Coleman in May averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 1° · rain 69 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Coleman an average May high of 13°, a low of 1° and some 69 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 13°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Coleman runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Cranbrook, 93 km to the W, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Coleman, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 93 km W | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| High RiverAlberta | 115 km NNE | 17° | 2° | 65 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 121 km E | 18° | 4° | 49 mm |
| OkotoksAlberta | 127 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 64 mm |
| ChaparralAlberta | 143 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |
| BridlewoodAlberta | 144 km N | 17° | 2° | 50 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 144 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 145 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |