Elk Point Weather in May
Elk Point in May
The short of it: Elk Point in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 42 mm · daylight 15 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
May in Elk Point brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 56 min in mid-May, 119 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Elk Point runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. St. Paul, 27 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Elk Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. PaulAlberta | 27 km WNW | 17° | 3° | 45 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 42 km NNE | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Two HillsAlberta | 59 km WSW | 18° | 3° | 44 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 61 km S | 18° | 3° | 38 mm |
| MannvilleAlberta | 65 km SSW | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Grand CentreAlberta | 73 km NE | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Cold LakeAlberta | 78 km NE | 16° | 3° | 41 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 88 km WSW | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |