Lloydminster weather in May

In May, Lloydminster sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.4 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 19°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 Lloydminster's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lloydminster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:28 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Lloydminster is city on the border of Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces, in Canada.

Density
760/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lloydminster 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 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1131
2131
3141
4141
5142
6142
7152
8152
9152
10153
11163
12163
13163
14164
15164
16174
17174
18175
19175
20175
21175
22185
23186
24186
25186
26186
27186
28197
29197
30197
31197

How May really feels in Lloydminster

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lloydminster 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-10° / -19°154.95.67.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°113.44.19.40.0
Mar-1° / -11°175.35.311.50.0
Apr / -3°397.13.313.71.8
May16° / 438.40.715.65.2
Jun20° / 8812.8016.65.8
Jul23° / 11°8412.7016.26.4
Aug22° / 10°599.4014.66.8
Sep17° / 386.50.312.45.7
Oct / -2°235.92.310.31.8
Nov-2° / -10°194.84.68.40.0
Dec-9° / -17°133.84.47.40.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
44159
54258
64357
74456
84555
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144555
154456
164456
174258
184258
194258
204159
214060
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
284060
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Lloydminster gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1288
2287
3287
4276
5275
6265
7264
8264
9253
10253
11263
12263
13262
14262
15272
16272
17272
18282
19282
20292
21292
22292
23301
24301
25311
26311
27311
28321
29321
30321
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
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 4:56 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:567:38
214.84:547:40
314.84:527:42
414.94:507:44
515.04:487:46
615.04:467:47
715.14:447:49
815.14:427:51
915.24:407:53
1015.34:397:54
1115.34:377:56
1215.44:357:58
1315.44:337:59
1415.54:328:01
1515.54:308:03
1615.64:288:04
1715.74:278:06
1815.74:258:08
1915.84:248:09
2015.84:228:11
2115.94:218:12
2215.94:198:14
2316.04:188:15
2416.04:178:17
2516.14:158:18
2616.14:148:20
2716.14:138:21
2816.24:128:23
2916.24:118:24
3016.34:108:25
3116.34:098:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.06 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
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lloydminster?

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 Lloydminster for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lloydminster in May

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

In May, Lloydminster sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lloydminster 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 Lloydminster peaks around July 11 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 11UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lloydminster 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 Lloydminster is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (October, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1920 µg/m³Oct 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct5Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lloydminster?

Lloydminster sits at 53.3°N, 110.0°W, 657 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is North Battleford, 128 km away.

Topography around Lloydminster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lloydminster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Lloydminster is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: North Battleford 128 km · Camrose 190 km · Sherwood Park 220 km · Edmonton 230 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 234 km · Leduc 235 km · St. Albert 243 km · Confederation 257 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 Lloydminster (53.2724°, -110.0226°, elevation 657 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).