Drumheller Weather in May
Drumheller in May
The short of it: Drumheller in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 35 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 19° · low 3° · rain 48 mm · daylight 15 h 35 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Drumheller brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 3°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 19°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 35 min in mid-May, 108 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, Drumheller runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Strathmore, 66 km to the SW, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Drumheller, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrathmoreAlberta | 66 km SW | 17° | 3° | 49 mm |
| ChestermereAlberta | 91 km WSW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| Skyview RanchAlberta | 93 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| Saddle RidgeAlberta | 93 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| TaradaleAlberta | 93 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 56 mm |
| AirdrieAlberta | 94 km W | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| FalconridgeAlberta | 94 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 56 mm |
| MartindaleAlberta | 95 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 56 mm |