Prince Albert Weather in May
Prince Albert in May
The short of it: Prince Albert in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 3° · rain 42 mm · daylight 15 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Prince Albert an average May high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 42 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 50 min in mid-May, 116 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; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Prince Albert runs about middling and drier than most in May. Melfort, 85 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Prince Albert, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelfortSaskatchewan | 85 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 41 mm |
| WarmanSaskatchewan | 112 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| MartensvilleSaskatchewan | 119 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| NipawinSaskatchewan | 119 km E | 17° | 3° | 45 mm |
| HumboldtSaskatchewan | 119 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| EvergreenSaskatchewan | 127 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Silverwood HeightsSaskatchewan | 127 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Lawson HeightsSaskatchewan | 128 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 47 mm |