Edmonton Weather in May
Edmonton in May
The short of it: Edmonton 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
May in Edmonton brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 4°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. 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, Edmonton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Boyle Street, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Edmonton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle StreetAlberta | 1 km W | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Alberta AvenueAlberta | 2 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Central McDougallAlberta | 2 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| DowntownAlberta | 2 km WSW | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Queen Mary ParkAlberta | 3 km W | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| StrathconaAlberta | 3 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 46 mm |
| OttewellAlberta | 4 km SE | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |
| WîhkwêntôwinAlberta | 4 km WSW | 17° | 4° | 47 mm |