Betsiamites Weather in May
Betsiamites in May
The short of it: Betsiamites in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 4° · rain 85 mm · daylight 15 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Betsiamites an average May high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 85 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 16 min in mid-May, 97 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Betsiamites runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Chute-aux-Outardes, 27 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Betsiamites, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chute-aux-OutardesQuebec | 27 km NE | 14° | 4° | 86 mm |
| ForestvilleQuebec | 39 km SW | 14° | 4° | 97 mm |
| HauteriveQuebec | 40 km NE | 14° | 4° | 85 mm |
| Baie-ComeauQuebec | 47 km NE | 13° | 4° | 82 mm |
| LucevilleQuebec | 48 km SSE | 14° | 4° | 79 mm |
| Mont-JoliQuebec | 52 km SE | 15° | 4° | 82 mm |
| RimouskiQuebec | 55 km S | 15° | 5° | 83 mm |
| Le BicQuebec | 63 km S | 14° | 4° | 83 mm |