Bécancour Weather in May
Bécancour in May
The short of it: Bécancour in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 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 18° · low 6° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Bécancour brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 6°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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, Bécancour runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Trois-Rivières, 9 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Bécancour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 9 km W | 18° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 11 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| GentillyQuebec | 14 km ENE | 18° | 5° | 90 mm |
| NicoletQuebec | 19 km SW | 18° | 6° | 84 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 25 km N | 17° | 5° | 97 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeQuebec | 32 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |
| ShawiniganQuebec | 35 km NW | 18° | 5° | 93 mm |
| HérouxvilleQuebec | 39 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |