Valemount Weather in May
Valemount in May
The short of it: Valemount in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 3° · rain 34 mm · daylight 15 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Valemount an average May high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 34 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 18°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 46 min in mid-May, 114 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, Valemount runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Jasper, 79 km to the E, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Valemount, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JasperAlberta | 79 km E | 16° | 1° | 32 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 80 km NW | 18° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Grande CacheAlberta | 117 km N | 14° | 2° | 52 mm |
| HintonAlberta | 128 km ENE | 17° | 1° | 63 mm |
| VavenbyBritish Columbia | 143 km SSW | 18° | 4° | 63 mm |
| ClearwaterBritish Columbia | 143 km SSW | 22° | 6° | 47 mm |
| 108 Mile RanchBritish Columbia | 188 km SW | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| 100 Mile HouseBritish Columbia | 191 km SW | 18° | 3° | 43 mm |