Provost Weather in May
Provost in May
The short of it: Provost in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 42 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 37 mm · daylight 15 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
May in Provost brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 3°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 42 min in mid-May, 112 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, Provost runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Macklin, 23 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Provost, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacklinSaskatchewan | 23 km E | 18° | 3° | 38 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 67 km NW | 18° | 3° | 43 mm |
| UnitySaskatchewan | 75 km E | 18° | 4° | 32 mm |
| KerrobertSaskatchewan | 91 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 35 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 104 km N | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |
| WilkieSaskatchewan | 107 km E | 18° | 3° | 35 mm |
| KillamAlberta | 117 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 118 km NNW | 18° | 3° | 38 mm |