Prince George weather in May

In May, Prince George sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Prince George's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prince George's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 40 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 42 min; 4:16 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Prince George is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 16 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 248/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1807

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Prince George reaches about 17°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 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°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)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

How May really feels in Prince George

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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.

Prince George weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -11°	54	12.1	11.1	7.7	0.0
Feb	-1° / -9°	30	8.3	7.3	9.4	0.0
Mar	5° / -5°	35	9.3	6.3	11.5	0.4
Apr	11° / 0°	38	9	2.1	13.7	2.8
May	17° / 5°	40	9	0.5	15.7	5.3
Jun	20° / 9°	53	10	0	16.8	6.1
Jul	23° / 11°	53	10	0	16.3	6.8
Aug	22° / 10°	41	8.3	0	14.6	6.9
Sep	17° / 6°	54	9.8	0.1	12.5	5.2
Oct	9° / 1°	76	13.7	2.8	10.2	1.6
Nov	1° / -5°	67	13.7	9.8	8.3	0.0
Dec	-3° / -9°	46	10.3	10.4	7.2	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	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 (%)	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	39
Cloudier (%)	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	60	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Prince George gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	4
2	29	4
3	29	4
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	2
9	27	2
10	28	2
11	28	2
12	28	1
13	29	1
14	29	1
15	30	1
16	30	1
17	30	1
18	31	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	31	0
22	31	0
23	31	0
24	31	0
25	31	0
26	31	0
27	31	0
28	31	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	32	0

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 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 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 4:45 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:21 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)	14.8	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4
Sunrise (AM)	4:45	4:43	4:41	4:39	4:37	4:35	4:33	4:31	4:29	4:27	4:25	4:23	4:22	4:20	4:18	4:16	4:15	4:13	4:12	4:10	4:09	4:07	4:06	4:04	4:03	4:02	4:00	3:59	3:58	3:57	3:56
Sunset (PM)	7:31	7:33	7:35	7:37	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:05	8:06	8:08	8:09	8:11	8:12	8:14	8:15	8:17	8:18	8:20	8:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.8	4:45	7:31
2	14.8	4:43	7:33
3	14.9	4:41	7:35
4	15.0	4:39	7:37
5	15.0	4:37	7:39
6	15.1	4:35	7:41
7	15.2	4:33	7:42
8	15.2	4:31	7:44
9	15.3	4:29	7:46
10	15.3	4:27	7:48
11	15.4	4:25	7:49
12	15.5	4:23	7:51
13	15.5	4:22	7:53
14	15.6	4:20	7:55
15	15.6	4:18	7:56
16	15.7	4:16	7:58
17	15.8	4:15	8:00
18	15.8	4:13	8:01
19	15.9	4:12	8:03
20	15.9	4:10	8:05
21	16.0	4:09	8:06
22	16.0	4:07	8:08
23	16.1	4:06	8:09
24	16.1	4:04	8:11
25	16.2	4:03	8:12
26	16.2	4:02	8:14
27	16.2	4:00	8:15
28	16.3	3:59	8:17
29	16.3	3:58	8:18
30	16.4	3:57	8:20
31	16.4	3:56	8:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.9 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)	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Prince George?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Prince George for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prince George in May

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

In May, Prince George sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prince George 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 Prince George peaks around July 13 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 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	3	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Air quality in Prince George 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 Prince George is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 18.9× the cleanest month (January, 2 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prince George's WHO annual average of 16 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	2	3	5	5	25	6	27	20	19	37	37	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	2	Good
Feb	3	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	25	Moderate
Jun	6	Good
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Prince George?

Prince George sits at 53.9°N, 122.8°W, 578 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Fort St. John, 286 km away.

Topography around Prince George

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prince George has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 603 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,438 m.

The land around Prince George is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

160 m

trees 42%

16 km

412 m

trees 73%

80 km

1,438 m

trees 87%

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

May weather nearby: Fort St. John 286 km · Grande Prairie 290 km · Jasper 330 km · Terrace 386 km · Brocklehurst 391 km · Kamloops 397 km · Whistler 423 km · Salmon Arm 429 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 Prince George (53.9166°, -122.753°, elevation 578 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	14	2
2	14	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	3
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	16	4
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	16	4
12	16	4
13	17	4
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	18	5
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	19	7
27	19	7
28	19	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	4
2	29	4
3	29	4
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	2
9	27	2
10	28	2
11	28	2
12	28	1
13	29	1
14	29	1
15	30	1
16	30	1
17	30	1
18	31	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	31	0
22	31	0
23	31	0
24	31	0
25	31	0
26	31	0
27	31	0
28	31	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	32	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	4
2	29	4
3	29	4
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	2
9	27	2
10	28	2
11	28	2
12	28	1
13	29	1
14	29	1
15	30	1
16	30	1
17	30	1
18	31	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	31	0
22	31	0
23	31	0
24	31	0
25	31	0
26	31	0
27	31	0
28	31	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	32	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	4
2	29	4
3	29	4
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	2
9	27	2
10	28	2
11	28	2
12	28	1
13	29	1
14	29	1
15	30	1
16	30	1
17	30	1
18	31	1
19	31	0
20	31	0
21	31	0
22	31	0
23	31	0
24	31	0
25	31	0
26	31	0
27	31	0
28	31	0
29	32	0
30	32	0
31	32	0

	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