Acton Vale Weather in May
Acton Vale in May
The short of it: Acton Vale in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 103 mm · daylight 14 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Acton Vale an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 103 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 54 min in mid-May, 86 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Acton Vale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Drummondville, 27 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Acton Vale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrummondvilleQuebec | 27 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 94 mm |
| Saint-HyacintheQuebec | 30 km W | 19° | 7° | 99 mm |
| GranbyQuebec | 31 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 105 mm |
| Saint-CésaireQuebec | 43 km SW | 19° | 7° | 99 mm |
| Mont-Saint-HilaireQuebec | 49 km W | 19° | 7° | 97 mm |
| BeloeilQuebec | 51 km W | 19° | 7° | 97 mm |
| Val-des-SourcesQuebec | 51 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 101 mm |
| CowansvilleQuebec | 52 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 109 mm |