Average Precipitation for Alberta in May
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during May at cities, towns and parks in Alberta. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern, Central and Northern Alberta.
The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.
Southern Alberta
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Brooks | 1.4 | 35 |
11 | Cardston | 3.2 | 81 |
12 | Lethbridge | 2.0 | 50 |
10 | Medicine Hat | 1.7 | 44 |
8 | Taber | 1.9 | 48 |
13 | Waterton Village | 2.8 | 70 |
Central Alberta
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
14 | Banff | 2.5 | 62 |
11 | Calgary | 2.2 | 57 |
10 | Camrose | 1.6 | 41 |
11 | Edmonton | 1.8 | 46 |
13 | Edson | 2.1 | 54 |
11 | Jasper | 1.2 | 31 |
11 | Lloydminster | 1.8 | 45 |
11 | Red Deer | 2.2 | 56 |
13 | Rocky Mountain House | 2.6 | 65 |
Northern Alberta
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Cold Lake | 1.6 | 41 |
10 | Fort Chipewyan | 1.1 | 27 |
11 | Fort McMurray | 1.4 | 36 |
10 | Grande Prairie | 1.6 | 41 |
9 | High Level | 1.4 | 36 |
12 | Slave Lake | 1.7 | 43 |
Reference
Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.