Medicine Hat weather in May

In May, Medicine Hat sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Medicine Hat's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medicine Hat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 53 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 12 min; 4:44 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Medicine Hat is city in southeast Alberta, Canada.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 564/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1894

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Medicine Hat reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°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)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

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

How May really feels in Medicine Hat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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.

Medicine Hat weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -12°	15	5	5.7	8.3	0.0
Feb	-1° / -11°	12	4.2	4.3	9.7	0.0
Mar	5° / -6°	20	5.6	4.7	11.5	0.5
Apr	12° / 0°	35	7.1	2.8	13.5	3.3
May	18° / 5°	53	9.4	1.1	15.1	5.7
Jun	22° / 10°	86	11.1	0	16.1	6.4
Jul	26° / 12°	39	6.8	0	15.7	7.5
Aug	26° / 12°	39	6.6	0	14.3	7.6
Sep	20° / 7°	34	6.1	0.3	12.4	7.0
Oct	12° / 1°	26	5.4	1.5	10.5	3.7
Nov	4° / -6°	21	5.6	4.9	8.8	0.2
Dec	-2° / -10°	15	4.6	5.2	7.9	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	40	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	48	48
Cloudier (%)	60	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	53	53	53	53	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Medicine Hat gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	9
2	27	9
3	27	8
4	28	8
5	28	8
6	28	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	5
11	30	5
12	30	4
13	31	4
14	31	3
15	31	3
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	32	2
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1
29	34	1
30	34	1
31	34	1

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	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:14 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)	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:08	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:01	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:54	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:42	4:41	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:27
Sunset (PM)	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:49	7:50	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.4	5:08	7:32
2	14.5	5:06	7:33
3	14.5	5:04	7:35
4	14.6	5:03	7:36
5	14.6	5:01	7:38
6	14.7	4:59	7:40
7	14.7	4:57	7:41
8	14.8	4:56	7:43
9	14.8	4:54	7:44
10	14.9	4:53	7:46
11	14.9	4:51	7:47
12	15.0	4:49	7:49
13	15.0	4:48	7:50
14	15.1	4:46	7:52
15	15.1	4:45	7:53
16	15.2	4:44	7:54
17	15.2	4:42	7:56
18	15.3	4:41	7:57
19	15.3	4:39	7:59
20	15.4	4:38	8:00
21	15.4	4:37	8:01
22	15.4	4:36	8:03
23	15.5	4:35	8:04
24	15.5	4:33	8:05
25	15.6	4:32	8:06
26	15.6	4:31	8:08
27	15.6	4:30	8:09
28	15.7	4:29	8:10
29	15.7	4:28	8:11
30	15.7	4:27	8:12
31	15.8	4:27	8:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.24 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)	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Medicine Hat?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Medicine Hat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Medicine Hat in May

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

In May, Medicine Hat sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°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 Medicine Hat 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 Medicine Hat peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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	5	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	5	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

Location & terrain

Where is Medicine Hat?

Medicine Hat sits at 50.0°N, 110.7°W, 673 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lethbridge, 158 km away.

Topography around Medicine Hat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medicine Hat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 690 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m.

The land around Medicine Hat is covered by grassland (38%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

91 m

grassland 38%

16 km

195 m

grassland 64%

80 km

880 m

grassland 70%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

May weather nearby: Lethbridge 158 km · Swift Current 207 km · Okotoks 247 km · Chestermere 248 km · Auburn Bay 251 km · Cranston 252 km · McKenzie Towne 252 km · Taradale 260 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 Medicine Hat (50.0393°, -110.6766°, elevation 673 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. 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	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	4
8	16	4
9	17	4
10	17	4
11	17	4
12	17	5
13	17	5
14	18	5
15	18	5
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	18	6
19	18	6
20	19	6
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	8
31	20	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	9
2	27	9
3	27	8
4	28	8
5	28	8
6	28	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	5
11	30	5
12	30	4
13	31	4
14	31	3
15	31	3
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	32	2
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1
29	34	1
30	34	1
31	34	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	9
2	27	9
3	27	8
4	28	8
5	28	8
6	28	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	5
11	30	5
12	30	4
13	31	4
14	31	3
15	31	3
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	32	2
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1
29	34	1
30	34	1
31	34	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	9
2	27	9
3	27	8
4	28	8
5	28	8
6	28	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	29	6
10	29	5
11	30	5
12	30	4
13	31	4
14	31	3
15	31	3
16	32	2
17	32	2
18	32	2
19	32	1
20	32	1
21	33	1
22	33	1
23	33	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	33	1
27	33	1
28	33	1
29	34	1
30	34	1
31	34	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1