Rimbey Weather in May
Rimbey in May
The short of it: Rimbey in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 45 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 17° · low 2° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Rimbey an average May high of 17°, a low of 2° and some 56 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 45 min in mid-May, 113 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Rimbey runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Bentley, 22 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Rimbey, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BentleyAlberta | 22 km SE | 17° | 2° | 53 mm |
| EckvilleAlberta | 31 km SSW | 17° | 2° | 56 mm |
| Sylvan LakeAlberta | 37 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 52 mm |
| LacombeAlberta | 39 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 48 mm |
| BlackfaldsAlberta | 41 km SE | 17° | 3° | 46 mm |
| PonokaAlberta | 44 km E | 17° | 3° | 48 mm |
| Red DeerAlberta | 50 km SE | 17° | 3° | 50 mm |
| Rocky Mountain HouseAlberta | 55 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 60 mm |