Hythe Weather in May
Hythe in May
The short of it: Hythe in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 41 mm · daylight 16 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Hythe an average May high of 16°, a low of 3° and some 41 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 16°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 10 min in mid-May, 127 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Hythe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Beaverlodge, 15 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Hythe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeaverlodgeAlberta | 15 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 41 mm |
| WembleyAlberta | 33 km SE | 17° | 4° | 42 mm |
| SexsmithAlberta | 49 km E | 17° | 3° | 41 mm |
| WestlakeAlberta | 49 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| ClairmontAlberta | 49 km E | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 51 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 55 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Pouce CoupeBritish Columbia | 57 km NW | 18° | 3° | 35 mm |