Alma Weather in May
Alma in May
The short of it: Alma in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 79 mm · daylight 15 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Alma brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 4°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 13 min in mid-May, 96 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Alma runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Saint-Bruno, 9 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Alma, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-BrunoQuebec | 9 km S | 17° | 4° | 79 mm |
| Saint-GédéonQuebec | 10 km WSW | 14° | 3° | 76 mm |
| Pointe-du-LacQuebec | 11 km WSW | 14° | 3° | 76 mm |
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-SeigneurQuebec | 15 km N | 17° | 3° | 81 mm |
| LabrecqueQuebec | 16 km NNE | 17° | 3° | 83 mm |
| Metabetchouan-Lac-a-la-CroixQuebec | 18 km SSW | 16° | 4° | 78 mm |
| Saint-Charles-de-BourgetQuebec | 21 km E | 17° | 3° | 87 mm |
| Saint-AmbroiseQuebec | 24 km E | 17° | 3° | 88 mm |