Golden Weather in May
Golden in May
The short of it: Golden in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 3° · rain 36 mm · daylight 15 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Golden an average May high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 36 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 18°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 33 min in mid-May, 107 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Golden runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lake Louise, 57 km to the ENE, is 6° cooler by day.
May in Golden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake LouiseAlberta | 57 km ENE | 12° | -2° | 45 mm |
| RevelstokeBritish Columbia | 92 km WSW | 20° | 6° | 59 mm |
| Big EddyBritish Columbia | 93 km WSW | 20° | 6° | 63 mm |
| BanffAlberta | 98 km E | 13° | 0° | 53 mm |
| Radium Hot SpringsBritish Columbia | 99 km SE | 19° | 3° | 46 mm |
| InvermereBritish Columbia | 109 km SE | 19° | 4° | 45 mm |
| CanmoreAlberta | 115 km ESE | 14° | 0° | 60 mm |
| NakuspBritish Columbia | 131 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 67 mm |