Evanston Weather in May
Evanston in May
The short of it: Evanston in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 32 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 16° · low 2° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Evanston brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 16°, with nights near 2°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 32 min in mid-May, 106 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, Evanston runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Hidden Valley, 2 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Evanston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden ValleyAlberta | 2 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Sage HillAlberta | 2 km NW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Panorama HillsAlberta | 3 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Nolan HillAlberta | 3 km WNW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Coventry HillsAlberta | 4 km E | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 5 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 5 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Beddington HeightsAlberta | 5 km SE | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |