Leduc weather in May

In May, Leduc sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 15.6 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 Leduc's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leduc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:42 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Leduc is city in Alberta, Canada.

Density
367/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 Leduc 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 23°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
2132
3142
4142
5142
6142
7152
8153
9153
10153
11153
12163
13164
14164
15164
16164
17175
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28187
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Leduc

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.

Leduc 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° / -15°185.25.97.90.0
Feb-5° / -14°113.449.40.0
Mar / -9°175.25.111.50.0
Apr / -2°336.73.313.72.1
May16° / 558.7115.65.1
Jun20° / 8513.1016.65.7
Jul22° / 11°8512.9016.26.3
Aug21° / 599.5014.66.7
Sep17° / 397.40.412.45.5
Oct / -1°235.92.110.32.0
Nov-0° / -9°225.65.38.40.0
Dec-6° / -14°144.65.57.40.0

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 (%)
13664
23664
33862
43862
54060
64060
74258
84258
94258
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184060
194060
204060
213961
224060
234060
243961
253961
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Leduc gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1287
2287
3277
4277
5266
6256
7255
8245
9245
10244
11254
12254
13253
14263
15263
16273
17283
18292
19302
20312
21322
22322
23332
24332
25332
26341
27341
28341
29341
30341
31351

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light 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 5:10 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:107:53
214.85:087:54
314.85:067:56
414.95:047:58
515.05:028:00
615.05:008:01
715.14:588:03
815.14:568:05
915.24:558:07
1015.34:538:08
1115.34:518:10
1215.44:498:12
1315.44:478:14
1415.54:468:15
1515.54:448:17
1615.64:428:18
1715.74:418:20
1815.74:398:22
1915.84:388:23
2015.84:368:25
2115.94:358:26
2215.94:338:28
2316.04:328:29
2416.04:318:31
2516.14:298:32
2616.14:288:34
2716.14:278:35
2816.24:268:37
2916.24:258:38
3016.34:248:39
3116.34:238:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Leduc?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Leduc for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leduc in May

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

In May, Leduc 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 Leduc 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 Leduc peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Leduc 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 Leduc is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 2219 µg/m³Oct 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leduc?

Leduc sits at 53.3°N, 113.6°W, 728 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 31 km away.

Topography around Leduc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leduc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m.

The land around Leduc is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), grassland (32%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
448 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 31 km · Sherwood Park 32 km · Edmonton 32 km · Spruce Grove 38 km · St. Albert 41 km · Stony Plain 42 km · Camrose 55 km · Sylvan Lake 112 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 Leduc (53.2668°, -113.552°, elevation 728 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).