High Level Weather in May
High Level in May
The short of it: High Level in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 16 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 2° · rain 33 mm · daylight 16 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
May in High Level brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 2°, with about 33 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 33 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 46 min in mid-May, 147 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 May.
Against its neighbours, High Level runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. La Crête, 57 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in High Level, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La CrêteAlberta | 57 km SE | 17° | 3° | 31 mm |
| Paddle PrairieAlberta | 66 km SSW | 17° | 2° | 32 mm |
| ChatehAlberta | 91 km WNW | 17° | 2° | 30 mm |
| ManningAlberta | 180 km S | 17° | 2° | 36 mm |
| Peace RiverAlberta | 254 km S | 18° | 3° | 34 mm |
| GrimshawAlberta | 261 km S | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |
| BerwynAlberta | 266 km S | 17° | 2° | 39 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 266 km NNE | 12° | 1° | 21 mm |