High River Weather in May
High River in May
The short of it: High River in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 2° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 28 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
May in High River brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 2°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 28 min in mid-May, 104 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 July.
Against its neighbours, High River runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Okotoks, 18 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in High River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 31 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OkotoksAlberta | 18 km NNW | 16° | 2° | 64 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 34 km N | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 35 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 35 km N | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| ChaparralAlberta | 36 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |
| McKenzie LakeAlberta | 37 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 37 km N | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| SundanceAlberta | 37 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |