Oxbow Weather in May
Oxbow in May
The short of it: Oxbow in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Oxbow an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 66 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 min in mid-May, 98 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Oxbow runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Carnduff, 28 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Oxbow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarnduffSaskatchewan | 28 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 72 mm |
| CarlyleSaskatchewan | 45 km N | 18° | 3° | 57 mm |
| EstevanSaskatchewan | 60 km W | 19° | 4° | 64 mm |
| KenmareNorth Dakota | 62 km S | 19° | 4° | 60 mm |
| MohallNorth Dakota | 71 km SE | 19° | 5° | 65 mm |
| MelitaManitoba | 85 km E | 19° | 4° | 74 mm |
| CrosbyNorth Dakota | 89 km WSW | 20° | 5° | 57 mm |
| KiplingSaskatchewan | 102 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 58 mm |