Saskatoon Weather in May
Saskatoon in May
The short of it: Saskatoon in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 48 mm · daylight 15 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Saskatoon an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 48 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 4°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 40 min in mid-May, 111 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Saskatoon runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Core Neighbourhoods, 0 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Saskatoon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core NeighbourhoodsSaskatchewan | 0 km SW | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Central Business DistrictSaskatchewan | 1 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| DowntownSaskatchewan | 1 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Caswell HillSaskatchewan | 1 km NNW | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| City ParkSaskatchewan | 1 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| WestmountSaskatchewan | 1 km W | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| NutanaSaskatchewan | 2 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Mount RoyalSaskatchewan | 2 km W | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |