Jasper Weather in May
Jasper in May
The short of it: Jasper in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 47 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 16° · low 1° · rain 32 mm · daylight 15 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Jasper an average May high of 16°, a low of 1° and some 32 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 1°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 47 min in mid-May, 114 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Jasper runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Hinton, 67 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Jasper, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HintonAlberta | 67 km NNE | 17° | 1° | 63 mm |
| ValemountBritish Columbia | 79 km W | 18° | 3° | 34 mm |
| Grande CacheAlberta | 132 km NNW | 14° | 2° | 52 mm |
| EdsonAlberta | 135 km NE | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 147 km WNW | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| VavenbyBritish Columbia | 182 km SW | 18° | 4° | 63 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 189 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 59 mm |
| ClearwaterBritish Columbia | 191 km SW | 22° | 6° | 47 mm |