Yorkton weather in May

In May, Yorkton sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 15.3 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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yorkton's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yorkton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:06 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Yorkton is city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Density
634/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 Yorkton reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 24°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)
1141
2141
3141
4141
5152
6152
7152
8152
9152
10163
11163
12163
13163
14163
15174
16174
17174
18174
19175
20185
21185
22186
23186
24186
25186
26196
27197
28197
29197
30197
31198

How May really feels in Yorkton

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.

Yorkton 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-11° / -20°1655.98.20.0
Feb-9° / -18°123.449.60.0
Mar-2° / -12°215.4511.50.0
Apr / -3°3573.513.51.9
May17° / 588.91.115.35.3
Jun21° / 10°9912.3016.36.0
Jul23° / 12°7410.6015.96.9
Aug23° / 11°698.6014.47.2
Sep18° / 476.80.312.45.9
Oct / -1°346.42.510.41.9
Nov-2° / -9°235.25.28.70.0
Dec-9° / -17°185.15.87.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
44060
54159
64159
74258
84159
94258
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154456
164555
174555
184555
194555
204456
214456
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
274060
284060
294060
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Yorkton gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1279
2278
3278
4278
5277
6277
7276
8265
9265
10265
11264
12264
13274
14274
15284
16284
17294
18293
19303
20303
21313
22313
23323
24323
25332
26332
27332
28342
29342
30341
31341

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 99% 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
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 15 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
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light 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 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:328:02
214.65:308:04
314.65:288:05
414.75:268:07
514.75:258:09
614.85:238:10
714.85:218:12
814.95:198:14
915.05:178:15
1015.05:168:17
1115.15:148:18
1215.15:128:20
1315.25:118:21
1415.25:098:23
1515.35:088:24
1615.35:068:26
1715.45:058:27
1815.45:038:29
1915.55:028:30
2015.55:018:32
2115.64:598:33
2215.64:588:35
2315.74:578:36
2415.74:568:37
2515.74:558:39
2615.84:538:40
2715.84:528:41
2815.94:518:42
2915.94:508:44
3015.94:498:45
3116.04:488:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yorkton

In seasonPeak

In May, Yorkton sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yorkton's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Yorkton?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yorkton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yorkton in May

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

In May, Yorkton sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yorkton 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 Yorkton peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Yorkton 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 Yorkton is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 918 µg/m³Jan 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yorkton?

Yorkton sits at 51.2°N, 102.5°W, 498 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Dewdney East, 169 km away.

Topography around Yorkton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yorkton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 507 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Yorkton is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dewdney East 169 km · Arcola East 169 km · Regina 173 km · Moose Jaw 234 km · Brandon 234 km · Lakewood 301 km · University Heights 302 km · Stonebridge 302 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 Yorkton (51.2167°, -102.4677°, elevation 498 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).