Slave Lake Weather in May
Slave Lake in May
The short of it: Slave Lake in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 10 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 16° · low 2° · rain 42 mm · daylight 16 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
May in Slave Lake brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 16°, with nights near 2°. Rain is modest, about 42 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; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Slave Lake runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Swan Hills, 75 km to the SSW, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Slave Lake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan HillsAlberta | 75 km SSW | 13° | 0° | 58 mm |
| Wabasca-DesmaraisAlberta | 95 km NE | 15° | 2° | 41 mm |
| High PrairieAlberta | 110 km W | 18° | 3° | 33 mm |
| AthabascaAlberta | 114 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 42 mm |
| BarrheadAlberta | 130 km S | 18° | 2° | 48 mm |
| WestlockAlberta | 139 km SSE | 17° | 3° | 43 mm |
| WhitecourtAlberta | 139 km SSW | 17° | 2° | 56 mm |
| McLennanAlberta | 142 km WNW | 16° | 3° | 39 mm |