Prairie Pointe Weather in May
Prairie Pointe in May
The short of it: Prairie Pointe in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °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 Prairie Pointe an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 80 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 3rd 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, Prairie Pointe runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Bridgwater Trails, 1 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Prairie Pointe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 52 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater TrailsManitoba | 1 km NNW | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| South PointeManitoba | 1 km E | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Bridgwater CentreManitoba | 2 km N | 18° | 4° | 81 mm |
| Bridgwater LakesManitoba | 2 km NNW | 18° | 4° | 81 mm |
| Richmond WestManitoba | 2 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 82 mm |
| Richmond LakesManitoba | 2 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 82 mm |
| Fort Garry SouthManitoba | 3 km ENE | 18° | 5° | 83 mm |
| Parc La SalleManitoba | 3 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 82 mm |