Valleyview Weather in May
Valleyview in May
The short of it: Valleyview in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 16 h 7 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 50 mm · daylight 16 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Valleyview an average May high of 17°, a low of 3° and some 50 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 17°, with nights near 3°. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 7 min in mid-May, 125 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, Valleyview runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. High Prairie, 65 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Valleyview, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High PrairieAlberta | 65 km NE | 18° | 3° | 33 mm |
| FalherAlberta | 74 km N | 17° | 3° | 40 mm |
| McLennanAlberta | 74 km NNE | 16° | 3° | 39 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 80 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 59 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 95 km W | 17° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 97 km W | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| ClairmontAlberta | 98 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |
| WestlakeAlberta | 98 km W | 17° | 4° | 38 mm |