Three Hills Weather in May
Three Hills in May
The short of it: Three Hills in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 37 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 18° · low 3° · rain 47 mm · daylight 15 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Three Hills an average May high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 47 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 37 min in mid-May, 109 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, Three Hills runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Drumheller, 47 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Three Hills, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrumhellerAlberta | 47 km SE | 19° | 3° | 48 mm |
| OldsAlberta | 58 km W | 16° | 3° | 52 mm |
| InnisfailAlberta | 59 km NW | 16° | 3° | 50 mm |
| AirdrieAlberta | 69 km SW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |
| StrathmoreAlberta | 73 km S | 17° | 3° | 49 mm |
| Red DeerAlberta | 73 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 50 mm |
| RedstoneAlberta | 76 km SW | 16° | 2° | 54 mm |
| Skyview RanchAlberta | 77 km SW | 16° | 2° | 55 mm |