Estevan Weather in May
Estevan in May
The short of it: Estevan in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 4° · rain 64 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Estevan an average May high of 19°, a low of 4° and some 64 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 19°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-May, 98 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Estevan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Crosby, 33 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Estevan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 34 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrosbyNorth Dakota | 33 km SW | 20° | 5° | 57 mm |
| OxbowSaskatchewan | 60 km E | 18° | 4° | 66 mm |
| CarlyleSaskatchewan | 76 km NE | 18° | 3° | 57 mm |
| TiogaNorth Dakota | 82 km S | 20° | 4° | 56 mm |
| KenmareNorth Dakota | 83 km SE | 19° | 4° | 60 mm |
| WeyburnSaskatchewan | 86 km NW | 19° | 5° | 59 mm |
| StanleyNorth Dakota | 101 km SSE | 19° | 4° | 72 mm |
| WillistonNorth Dakota | 119 km SSW | 20° | 6° | 54 mm |