Camrose weather in May

In May, Camrose sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Camrose's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camrose's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:41 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Camrose is city in Alberta, Canada.

Density
479/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Camrose reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1131
2141
3142
4142
5142
6152
7152
8153
9153
10153
11163
12163
13164
14164
15164
16174
17175
18175
19175
20175
21175
22186
23186
24186
25186
26186
27187
28187
29187
30197
31197

How May really feels in Camrose

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
11
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Camrose weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -16°1755.57.90.0
Feb-5° / -14°103.23.89.50.0
Mar / -9°185.14.911.50.0
Apr / -2°367.23.613.62.1
May16° / 528.6115.55.2
Jun20° / 8913.3016.65.7
Jul22° / 11°7812.6016.26.4
Aug22° / 10°6010.1014.56.7
Sep17° / 377.20.312.45.7
Oct / -1°2252.210.32.1
Nov-1° / -9°205.25.28.40.0
Dec-6° / -14°134.25.27.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33763
43862
54060
64060
74258
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154258
164258
174258
184159
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254159
264159
274159
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Camrose gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2298
3287
4277
5276
6266
7265
8265
9265
10264
11264
12263
13263
14273
15273
16282
17282
18292
19292
20302
21302
22312
23312
24311
25321
26321
27321
28321
29321
30331
31331

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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241000
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261000
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281000
291000
301000
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:087:49
214.75:067:51
314.85:047:52
414.95:027:54
514.95:007:56
615.04:587:58
715.14:567:59
815.14:548:01
915.24:538:03
1015.24:518:05
1115.34:498:06
1215.34:478:08
1315.44:468:10
1415.54:448:11
1515.54:428:13
1615.64:418:15
1715.64:398:16
1815.74:378:18
1915.74:368:19
2015.84:348:21
2115.84:338:22
2215.94:328:24
2315.94:308:25
2416.04:298:27
2516.04:288:28
2616.14:278:30
2716.14:258:31
2816.14:248:32
2916.24:238:34
3016.24:228:35
3116.34:218:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Camrose?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Camrose for sightseeing.

What to pack for Camrose in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Camrose sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Camrose in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Camrose peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Camrose in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Camrose is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2119 µg/m³Oct 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Camrose?

Camrose sits at 53.0°N, 112.8°W, 739 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Leduc, 55 km away.

Topography around Camrose

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Camrose.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camrose has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 744 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Camrose is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Leduc 55 km · Sherwood Park 64 km · Edmonton 73 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 74 km · St. Albert 87 km · Spruce Grove 92 km · Stony Plain 97 km · Red Deer 106 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Camrose (53.0168°, -112.8353°, elevation 739 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).