Winnipeg Weather in May
Winnipeg in May
The short of it: Winnipeg in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 83 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
May in Winnipeg brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 83 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Winnipeg runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. King Edward, 5 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Winnipeg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 51 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King EdwardManitoba | 5 km W | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Bruce ParkManitoba | 5 km W | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| St. James-Assiniboia EastManitoba | 6 km W | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Deer LodgeManitoba | 6 km W | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| JameswoodManitoba | 7 km W | 18° | 4° | 80 mm |
| AgassizManitoba | 7 km S | 18° | 5° | 83 mm |
| Silver HeightsManitoba | 7 km W | 18° | 4° | 78 mm |
| BirchwoodManitoba | 8 km W | 18° | 4° | 79 mm |