Thorncliffe Weather in May
Thorncliffe in May
The short of it: Thorncliffe in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °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 17° · low 3° · rain 56 mm · daylight 15 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Thorncliffe brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; 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, Thorncliffe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Huntington Hills, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Thorncliffe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington HillsAlberta | 2 km N | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Beddington HeightsAlberta | 3 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| Panorama HillsAlberta | 6 km N | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| CalgaryAlberta | 6 km SSW | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |
| Hidden ValleyAlberta | 6 km NNW | 16° | 2° | 56 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 6 km WNW | 16° | 2° | 57 mm |
| VarsityAlberta | 6 km W | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| Centre CityAlberta | 6 km S | 17° | 3° | 54 mm |