St. Paul Weather in May
St. Paul in May
The short of it: St. Paul in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 57 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 45 mm · daylight 15 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give St. Paul an average May high of 17°, a low of 3° and some 45 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 17°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 57 min in mid-May, 120 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, St. Paul runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Elk Point, 27 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in St. Paul, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk PointAlberta | 27 km ESE | 17° | 3° | 42 mm |
| Two HillsAlberta | 43 km SW | 18° | 3° | 44 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 48 km NE | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| MannvilleAlberta | 73 km S | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 74 km SW | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 75 km SSE | 18° | 3° | 38 mm |
| Smoky LakeAlberta | 79 km WNW | 18° | 3° | 43 mm |
| Grand CentreAlberta | 85 km NE | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |