Vulcan Weather in May
Vulcan in May
The short of it: Vulcan in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Vulcan an average May high of 17°, a low of 3° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 26 min in mid-May, 103 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Vulcan runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. High River, 48 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Vulcan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 31 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High RiverAlberta | 48 km WNW | 17° | 2° | 65 mm |
| OkotoksAlberta | 63 km NW | 16° | 2° | 64 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 73 km NW | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| StrathmoreAlberta | 73 km N | 17° | 3° | 49 mm |
| LegacyAlberta | 73 km NW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 74 km NW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 74 km NW | 17° | 3° | 56 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 75 km NW | 17° | 3° | 55 mm |