Jasper weather in May

In May, Jasper sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.6 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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jasper's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jasper's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 64 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 30 min; 5:02 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

← April Jasper year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jasper reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-5
2	6	-5
3	6	-5
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	7	-4
7	7	-4
8	7	-4
9	7	-4
10	7	-4
11	8	-4
12	8	-4
13	8	-3
14	8	-3
15	8	-3
16	9	-3
17	9	-3
18	9	-3
19	9	-3
20	9	-3
21	10	-2
22	10	-2
23	10	-2
24	10	-2
25	10	-2
26	11	-2
27	11	-2
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

How May really feels in Jasper

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Jasper 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -16°	35	9	10.9	7.9	0.0
Feb	-7° / -15°	24	6.6	8.7	9.5	0.0
Mar	-2° / -11°	40	10.2	12.1	11.5	0.0
Apr	3° / -7°	49	11	10.9	13.6	0.0
May	9° / -3°	64	11.6	6.6	15.5	1.5
Jun	13° / 1°	95	16	1.5	16.6	3.2
Jul	17° / 4°	94	15.3	0.5	16.1	5.0
Aug	17° / 4°	70	12.4	0.5	14.5	5.1
Sep	12° / -1°	60	11	3.7	12.4	2.9
Oct	3° / -8°	53	10.5	9.5	10.3	0.2
Nov	-6° / -14°	47	10.3	11.6	8.4	0.0
Dec	-11° / -17°	30	8.1	9.9	7.4	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	26	26	27	27	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	35
Cloudier (%)	74	74	73	73	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	65	64	64	64	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Jasper gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	39	39	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42
Snow chance (%)	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	11

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	32
2	39	31
3	39	31
4	38	30
5	37	29
6	36	28
7	36	27
8	35	26
9	35	25
10	35	24
11	35	23
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	20
16	36	20
17	36	19
18	37	19
19	38	18
20	38	18
21	39	18
22	39	17
23	39	17
24	40	16
25	40	16
26	40	15
27	40	14
28	41	13
29	41	12
30	42	12
31	42	11

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:04	5:02	5:01	4:59	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43
Sunset (PM)	8:09	8:11	8:13	8:15	8:16	8:18	8:20	8:22	8:23	8:25	8:27	8:28	8:30	8:32	8:33	8:35	8:37	8:38	8:40	8:41	8:43	8:44	8:46	8:47	8:49	8:50	8:51	8:53	8:54	8:55	8:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.7	5:30	8:09
2	14.7	5:28	8:11
3	14.8	5:26	8:13
4	14.9	5:24	8:15
5	14.9	5:22	8:16
6	15.0	5:20	8:18
7	15.0	5:18	8:20
8	15.1	5:16	8:22
9	15.2	5:14	8:23
10	15.2	5:12	8:25
11	15.3	5:11	8:27
12	15.3	5:09	8:28
13	15.4	5:07	8:30
14	15.4	5:05	8:32
15	15.5	5:04	8:33
16	15.5	5:02	8:35
17	15.6	5:01	8:37
18	15.7	4:59	8:38
19	15.7	4:58	8:40
20	15.8	4:56	8:41
21	15.8	4:55	8:43
22	15.9	4:53	8:44
23	15.9	4:52	8:46
24	15.9	4:51	8:47
25	16.0	4:49	8:49
26	16.0	4:48	8:50
27	16.1	4:47	8:51
28	16.1	4:46	8:53
29	16.2	4:45	8:54
30	16.2	4:44	8:55
31	16.2	4:43	8:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jasper?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jasper.

What to pack for Jasper in May

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

In May, Jasper sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Jasper in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jasper peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Jasper 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 Jasper is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.7× the cleanest month (November, 3 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	8	5	6	13	15	29	20	15	4	3	8
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	8	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	4	Good
Nov	3	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Jasper?

Jasper sits at 52.9°N, 118.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Banff, 256 km away.

Topography around Jasper

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jasper has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,026 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,142 m.

The land around Jasper is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

298 m

trees 68%

16 km

2,026 m

trees 69%

80 km

3,142 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← April Jasper year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Banff 256 km · Salmon Arm 256 km · Grande Prairie 259 km · Canmore 273 km · Sylvan Lake 277 km · Stony Plain 281 km · Spruce Grove 286 km · Brocklehurst 290 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

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 Jasper (52.8795°, -118.0804°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-5
2	6	-5
3	6	-5
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	7	-4
7	7	-4
8	7	-4
9	7	-4
10	7	-4
11	8	-4
12	8	-4
13	8	-3
14	8	-3
15	8	-3
16	9	-3
17	9	-3
18	9	-3
19	9	-3
20	9	-3
21	10	-2
22	10	-2
23	10	-2
24	10	-2
25	10	-2
26	11	-2
27	11	-2
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	32
2	39	31
3	39	31
4	38	30
5	37	29
6	36	28
7	36	27
8	35	26
9	35	25
10	35	24
11	35	23
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	20
16	36	20
17	36	19
18	37	19
19	38	18
20	38	18
21	39	18
22	39	17
23	39	17
24	40	16
25	40	16
26	40	15
27	40	14
28	41	13
29	41	12
30	42	12
31	42	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-5
2	6	-5
3	6	-5
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	7	-4
7	7	-4
8	7	-4
9	7	-4
10	7	-4
11	8	-4
12	8	-4
13	8	-3
14	8	-3
15	8	-3
16	9	-3
17	9	-3
18	9	-3
19	9	-3
20	9	-3
21	10	-2
22	10	-2
23	10	-2
24	10	-2
25	10	-2
26	11	-2
27	11	-2
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	32
2	39	31
3	39	31
4	38	30
5	37	29
6	36	28
7	36	27
8	35	26
9	35	25
10	35	24
11	35	23
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	20
16	36	20
17	36	19
18	37	19
19	38	18
20	38	18
21	39	18
22	39	17
23	39	17
24	40	16
25	40	16
26	40	15
27	40	14
28	41	13
29	41	12
30	42	12
31	42	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	-5
2	6	-5
3	6	-5
4	6	-4
5	6	-4
6	7	-4
7	7	-4
8	7	-4
9	7	-4
10	7	-4
11	8	-4
12	8	-4
13	8	-3
14	8	-3
15	8	-3
16	9	-3
17	9	-3
18	9	-3
19	9	-3
20	9	-3
21	10	-2
22	10	-2
23	10	-2
24	10	-2
25	10	-2
26	11	-2
27	11	-2
28	11	-1
29	11	-1
30	11	-1
31	11	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	32
2	39	31
3	39	31
4	38	30
5	37	29
6	36	28
7	36	27
8	35	26
9	35	25
10	35	24
11	35	23
12	35	22
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	20
16	36	20
17	36	19
18	37	19
19	38	18
20	38	18
21	39	18
22	39	17
23	39	17
24	40	16
25	40	16
26	40	15
27	40	14
28	41	13
29	41	12
30	42	12
31	42	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100