Sexsmith Weather in May
Sexsmith in May
The short of it: Sexsmith in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 10 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 41 mm · daylight 16 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
May in Sexsmith brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 10 min in mid-May, 127 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, Sexsmith runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Clairmont, 9 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Sexsmith, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClairmontAlberta | 9 km S | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| WestlakeAlberta | 14 km S | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 20 km S | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 25 km S | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| WembleyAlberta | 31 km SW | 17° | 4° | 42 mm |
| BeaverlodgeAlberta | 44 km WSW | 17° | 4° | 41 mm |
| RycroftAlberta | 45 km N | 17° | 3° | 43 mm |
| Spirit RiverAlberta | 48 km N | 17° | 3° | 42 mm |