Average May Temperature in Edmonton by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Edmonton, Alberta for the month of May each year between 1881 and 2022. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Edmonton?

1998 was the warmest May in the history of Edmonton, Alberta. The average daily high temperature was 21.7 °C, and the average low was 8.4 °C.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Edmonton?

1907 was the coolest May in the history of Edmonton, Alberta. The average daily high temperature was 12.8 °C, and the average low was -0.3 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2022	112	17.0	1.7
2020	104	16.8	2.6
2018	7	21.9	5.2
2017	35	20.4	3.5
2016	74	18.5	2.6
2015	115	18.2	0.4
2004	113	15.5	3.3
2003	73	16.1	5.0
2002	93	16.5	3.4
2001	17	19.6	6.0
2000	97	15.6	4.1
1999	100	15.4	4.2
1998	1	21.7	8.4
1997	56	16.7	5.6
1996	127	12.7	3.6
1995	46	18.4	4.8
1994	32	18.1	5.9
1992	88	16.0	4.4
1991	38	17.6	6.0
1990	40	18.0	5.5
1989	65	17.1	4.9
1988	6	20.5	6.9
1987	24	18.9	5.8
1986	19	19.1	6.3
1985	8	19.7	6.9
1984	106	14.6	4.7
1983	51	17.4	5.2
1982	52	17.7	4.8
1981	15	18.7	7.1
1980	11	19.0	7.0
1979	110	15.0	4.1
1978	54	16.9	5.4
1977	34	17.8	6.2
1976	12	19.5	6.5
1975	68	15.9	5.7
1974	119	14.0	4.2
1973	18	18.6	6.9
1972	16	18.5	7.2
1971	5	20.2	7.2
1970	45	17.7	5.5
1969	50	17.6	5.4
1968	55	17.2	5.1
1967	75	16.3	4.8
1966	23	18.6	6.2
1965	90	15.7	4.3
1964	63	16.6	5.4
1963	102	15.4	4.0
1962	76	16.0	5.0
1961	27	18.2	6.2
1960	107	15.3	3.8
1959	122	14.7	2.7
1958	4	20.2	7.3
1957	28	18.2	6.1
1956	13	19.9	6.1
1955	99	15.6	4.0
1954	118	14.0	4.4
1953	62	17.3	4.8
1952	29	18.6	5.7
1951	43	17.5	5.8
1950	86	16.8	3.7
1949	49	18.3	4.8
1948	30	17.8	6.4
1947	84	16.5	3.9
1946	95	16.7	3.1
1945	109	16.4	2.7
1944	37	18.3	5.5
1943	120	15.1	3.0
1942	92	17.5	2.4
1941	87	16.7	3.6
1940	25	19.1	5.6
1939	47	17.7	5.4
1938	82	17.5	3.1
1937	33	18.9	5.0
1936	3	20.1	8.0
1935	81	16.1	4.6
1934	21	19.7	5.6
1933	61	17.8	4.3
1932	26	19.1	5.5
1931	59	18.2	3.9
1930	114	15.4	3.3
1929	94	16.8	3.0
1928	10	21.0	5.4
1927	128	13.8	2.2
1926	60	18.8	3.3
1925	42	19.4	3.9
1924	57	19.5	2.8
1923	101	17.2	2.4
1922	64	18.9	3.1
1921	77	17.8	3.1
1920	116	15.7	2.9
1919	91	16.9	3.1
1918	124	14.9	2.0
1917	79	17.0	3.8
1916	117	16.1	2.4
1915	53	18.0	4.5
1914	70	17.4	4.0
1913	98	16.8	2.9
1912	36	19.5	4.4
1911	72	18.4	2.7
1910	67	19.2	2.5
1909	83	16.9	3.6
1908	22	19.4	5.7
1907	129	12.8	-0.3
1906	121	15.3	2.5
1905	58	19.6	2.6
1904	85	17.3	3.1
1903	105	17.2	2.1
1902	39	18.1	5.3
1901	20	19.3	6.0
1900	9	20.5	6.0
1899	126	15.3	1.3
1898	14	21.7	4.1
1897	2	22.3	5.9
1896	103	15.9	3.6
1895	66	18.4	3.4
1894	41	18.4	4.9
1893	44	18.5	4.8
1892	125	15.3	1.6
1891	71	18.3	3.0
1890	69	18.4	3.0
1889	31	19.2	5.0
1888	108	17.0	2.1
1887	80	18.3	2.4
1886	89	17.7	2.5
1885	78	18.9	1.9
1884	48	20.7	2.4
1883	123	15.6	1.4
1882	96	16.9	2.8
1881	111	16.3	2.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2015–2024	Edmonton International Airport	location
1938–2014	Edmonton City Center	location
1880–1937	Edmonton	location