Rycroft Weather in May
Rycroft in May
The short of it: Rycroft in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 43 mm · daylight 16 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Rycroft an average May high of 17°, a low of 3° and some 43 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 14 min in mid-May, 129 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Rycroft runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Spirit River, 8 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Rycroft, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit RiverAlberta | 8 km WNW | 17° | 3° | 42 mm |
| FairviewAlberta | 41 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 44 mm |
| SexsmithAlberta | 45 km S | 17° | 3° | 41 mm |
| ClairmontAlberta | 54 km S | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| WestlakeAlberta | 59 km S | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 65 km S | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 70 km S | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| HytheAlberta | 71 km SW | 16° | 3° | 41 mm |