King Edward Weather in May
King Edward in May
The short of it: King Edward in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 80 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give King Edward an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 80 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, King Edward runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Bruce Park, 1 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in King Edward, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 48 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce ParkManitoba | 1 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| St. James-Assiniboia EastManitoba | 1 km WNW | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Deer LodgeManitoba | 1 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| JameswoodManitoba | 2 km W | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Silver HeightsManitoba | 3 km W | 18° | 4° | 78 mm |
| BirchwoodManitoba | 3 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 79 mm |
| BoothManitoba | 4 km W | 18° | 4° | 78 mm |
| WoodhavenManitoba | 4 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 79 mm |