Taber Weather in May
Taber in May
The short of it: Taber in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 44 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Taber brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 4°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Taber runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Barnwell, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Taber, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarnwellAlberta | 8 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 46 mm |
| Grassy LakeAlberta | 31 km E | 18° | 4° | 41 mm |
| VauxhallAlberta | 31 km N | 18° | 4° | 39 mm |
| CoaldaleAlberta | 35 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 49 mm |
| Picture ButteAlberta | 47 km WNW | 18° | 4° | 47 mm |
| LethbridgeAlberta | 49 km W | 18° | 4° | 49 mm |
| RaymondAlberta | 52 km SW | 18° | 4° | 54 mm |
| Bow IslandAlberta | 56 km E | 18° | 4° | 43 mm |