Killdeer Weather in May
Killdeer in May
The short of it: Killdeer in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 68° · low 41° · rain 2.5 in. · daylight 15 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Killdeer an average May high of 68°, a low of 41° and some 2.5 in. of rain. Highs rise 12° against April, to near 68°; nights run about 41°. Wet spells are common — about 2.5 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 5 min in mid-May, 92 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Killdeer runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Mandaree, 25 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Killdeer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 12° warmer, 1.2 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 27°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 12 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MandareeNorth Dakota | 25 mi N | 67° | 40° | 2.5 in. |
| DickinsonNorth Dakota | 34 mi S | 68° | 41° | 2.6 in. |
| Watford CityNorth Dakota | 39 mi NW | 69° | 41° | 2.4 in. |
| RichardtonNorth Dakota | 39 mi SSE | 67° | 42° | 2.8 in. |
| BelfieldNorth Dakota | 40 mi SSW | 68° | 41° | 2.6 in. |
| Four Bears VillageNorth Dakota | 43 mi N | 65° | 40° | 2.5 in. |
| New TownNorth Dakota | 44 mi NNE | 67° | 40° | 2.5 in. |
| BeulahNorth Dakota | 46 mi E | 68° | 41° | 2.7 in. |