Saskatoon climate

Saskatoon Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Saskatoon, 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 2°C to 8°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 47 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Saskatoon, 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
5°C
Precipitation
47 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CMay 31, 2020
Reanalysis low
-7°CMay 10, 2004
Daylight
14 h 56 min to 16 h 24 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
17.6 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°C2°C27°C 2000-6°C 201928%
May 215°C2°C25°C 2016-5°C 200529%
May 315°C2°C28°C 2016-5°C 200229%
May 415°C2°C30°C 2016-5°C 200228%
May 515°C2°C31°C 1992-6°C 200226%
May 616°C2°C30°C 2017-6°C 200425%
May 716°C2°C26°C 2016-5°C 200224%
May 816°C3°C29°C 2016-4°C 201926%
May 916°C3°C25°C 2012-5°C 199625%
May 1017°C3°C25°C 1993-7°C 200426%
May 1117°C3°C29°C 1993-5°C 200526%
May 1217°C4°C31°C 1993-4°C 200026%
May 1317°C4°C29°C 2001-2°C 199527%
May 1417°C4°C25°C 2001-4°C 200528%
May 1518°C4°C31°C 2018-4°C 200928%
May 1618°C4°C24°C 2012-3°C 200229%
May 1718°C5°C29°C 2010-1°C 200229%
May 1818°C5°C28°C 1992-2°C 201529%
May 1919°C5°C28°C 2010-3°C 200329%
May 2019°C6°C29°C 19910°C 199730%
May 2119°C6°C29°C 20181°C 200132%
May 2219°C6°C29°C 2006-1°C 199232%
May 2319°C6°C29°C 2018-3°C 200232%
May 2420°C7°C27°C 19981°C 201132%
May 2520°C7°C28°C 19990°C 201233%
May 2620°C7°C30°C 20181°C 200833%
May 2720°C7°C30°C 19942°C 199333%
May 2820°C8°C30°C 20181°C 199333%
May 2920°C8°C31°C 19951°C 201532%
May 3021°C8°C31°C 19952°C 200033%
May 3121°C8°C32°C 20200°C 200033%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Saskatoon, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

May 1
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:53 AM, sunset 9:17 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.