Hinton Weather in May
Hinton in May
The short of it: Hinton in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 1° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
May in Hinton brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 1°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 1°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 51 min in mid-May, 117 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Hinton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Jasper, 67 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Hinton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 36 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JasperAlberta | 67 km SSW | 16° | 1° | 32 mm |
| EdsonAlberta | 79 km ENE | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| Grande CacheAlberta | 115 km WNW | 14° | 2° | 52 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 122 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 59 mm |
| ValemountBritish Columbia | 128 km WSW | 18° | 3° | 34 mm |
| WhitecourtAlberta | 150 km NE | 17° | 2° | 56 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 172 km W | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| MayerthorpeAlberta | 173 km ENE | 18° | 1° | 48 mm |