Winnipeg climate

Winnipeg Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Winnipeg, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 15°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 3°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 74 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Winnipeg, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
74 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 5, 2016
Reanalysis low
-5°CMay 13, 2004
Daylight
14 h 42 min to 16 h 02 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
18.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 115°C3°C25°C 1999-4°C 201336%
May 215°C3°C29°C 2000-5°C 201336%
May 315°C3°C24°C 2000-5°C 201338%
May 415°C3°C23°C 1993-3°C 200840%
May 516°C3°C31°C 2016-3°C 200840%
May 616°C4°C28°C 1993-2°C 200242%
May 716°C4°C29°C 2018-3°C 200240%
May 816°C4°C27°C 2007-4°C 202041%
May 916°C4°C29°C 2007-1°C 200840%
May 1017°C4°C26°C 2012-3°C 200240%
May 1117°C4°C27°C 1993-4°C 202040%
May 1217°C5°C28°C 1991-3°C 199741%
May 1317°C5°C26°C 2018-5°C 200441%
May 1417°C5°C27°C 1991-3°C 201641%
May 1517°C5°C29°C 2018-3°C 199742%
May 1618°C6°C25°C 2003-3°C 200941%
May 1718°C6°C28°C 2012-1°C 200442%
May 1818°C6°C30°C 1994-1°C 200241%
May 1918°C6°C29°C 1992-2°C 201540%
May 2019°C7°C30°C 19920°C 199740%
May 2119°C7°C28°C 19920°C 200640%
May 2219°C7°C28°C 20182°C 200640%
May 2320°C8°C30°C 20180°C 199241%
May 2420°C8°C31°C 20140°C 200242%
May 2520°C8°C29°C 20181°C 199245%
May 2620°C8°C28°C 20152°C 199344%
May 2721°C9°C29°C 20181°C 200444%
May 2821°C9°C29°C 19942°C 199344%
May 2921°C9°C30°C 20182°C 199843%
May 3021°C9°C31°C 19950°C 201542%
May 3121°C10°C30°C 19953°C 199842%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Winnipeg, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 9:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.