St. Claude Weather in May
St. Claude in May
The short of it: St. Claude in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 87 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give St. Claude an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 87 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, St. Claude runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Carman, 30 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in St. Claude, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 62 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarmanManitoba | 30 km SE | 18° | 5° | 94 mm |
| Portage la PrairieManitoba | 35 km N | 18° | 4° | 68 mm |
| MordenManitoba | 55 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 103 mm |
| WinklerManitoba | 60 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 106 mm |
| St. François XavierManitoba | 64 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| HeadingleyManitoba | 71 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 75 mm |
| CarberryManitoba | 77 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 87 mm |
| WarrenManitoba | 78 km NE | 17° | 4° | 71 mm |