Headingley Weather in May
Headingley in May
The short of it: Headingley in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 75 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Headingley an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 75 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Headingley runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Woodhaven, 10 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Headingley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 47 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WoodhavenManitoba | 10 km E | 18° | 4° | 79 mm |
| BoothManitoba | 10 km E | 18° | 4° | 78 mm |
| St. François XavierManitoba | 10 km WNW | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| BirchwoodManitoba | 11 km E | 18° | 4° | 79 mm |
| Silver HeightsManitoba | 11 km E | 18° | 4° | 78 mm |
| JameswoodManitoba | 12 km E | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Deer LodgeManitoba | 13 km E | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| St. James-Assiniboia EastManitoba | 13 km E | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |