Downtown Weather in May
Downtown in May
The short of it: Downtown in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 53 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 17° · low 4° · rain 46 mm · daylight 15 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Downtown an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 46 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 53 min in mid-May, 117 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, Downtown runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Central McDougall, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Downtown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central McDougallAlberta | 2 km N | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| WîhkwêntôwinAlberta | 2 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Boyle StreetAlberta | 2 km NE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Queen Mary ParkAlberta | 2 km NW | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| EdmontonAlberta | 2 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| GarneauAlberta | 2 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| StrathconaAlberta | 2 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Alberta AvenueAlberta | 3 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |