Taradale Weather in May
Taradale in May
The short of it: Taradale in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Taradale an average May high of 16°, a low of 3° and some 56 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 32 min in mid-May, 106 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Taradale runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Martindale, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Taradale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 30 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MartindaleAlberta | 1 km W | 16° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Saddle RidgeAlberta | 2 km NNW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| FalconridgeAlberta | 2 km S | 16° | 3° | 56 mm |
| TempleAlberta | 3 km SSW | 16° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Monterey ParkAlberta | 4 km S | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| WhitehornAlberta | 4 km SSW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| Skyview RanchAlberta | 5 km NNW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| PineridgeAlberta | 5 km S | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |