Edmonton climate

Edmonton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Knob Lick 4S, 9.1 km from Edmonton

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.61 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Edmonton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
5.61 in
Record high
94°FMay 29, 1987
Record low
27°FMay 1, 1963
Chance of a freeze
6%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 31 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 172°F51°F87°F 200727°F 19630%
May 273°F51°F88°F 198731°F 19630%
May 373°F52°F86°F 200733°F 20050%
May 473°F52°F88°F 195930°F 19710%
May 573°F52°F91°F 195933°F 19570%
May 673°F53°F87°F 195933°F 19570%
May 774°F53°F89°F 198637°F 19570%
May 874°F53°F88°F 200033°F 19600%
May 974°F54°F89°F 196333°F 19800%
May 1074°F54°F89°F 198630°F 19660%
May 1174°F54°F88°F 200535°F 19900%
May 1275°F55°F91°F 200535°F 19890%
May 1375°F55°F91°F 199836°F 19600%
May 1475°F55°F92°F 198835°F 19960%
May 1575°F56°F91°F 198837°F 19730%
May 1675°F56°F93°F 196234°F 19970%
May 1776°F56°F91°F 196238°F 19830%
May 1876°F57°F93°F 196238°F 19730%
May 1976°F57°F91°F 196234°F 20020%
May 2076°F57°F91°F 199841°F 19680%
May 2177°F58°F90°F 198835°F 19540%
May 2277°F58°F92°F 196236°F 20020%
May 2377°F58°F90°F 197538°F 19630%
May 2477°F59°F92°F 197040°F 19610%
May 2578°F59°F92°F 197042°F 19560%
May 2678°F59°F91°F 199634°F 19790%
May 2778°F59°F92°F 198733°F 19610%
May 2879°F60°F93°F 198738°F 19610%
May 2979°F60°F94°F 198743°F 19640%
May 3079°F60°F92°F 198737°F 19840%
May 3179°F61°F93°F 198839°F 19840%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Edmonton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00154449 (Knob Lick 4S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00153246, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.