Cacouna Weather in May
Cacouna in May
The short of it: Cacouna in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 8 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 14° · low 5° · rain 84 mm · daylight 15 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Cacouna an average May high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 84 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 14°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 8 min in mid-May, 94 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, Cacouna runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Rivière-du-Loup, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cacouna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-du-LoupQuebec | 10 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 80 mm |
| L'Isle-VerteQuebec | 16 km NE | 15° | 5° | 90 mm |
| Saint-SiméonQuebec | 29 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 100 mm |
| TadoussacQuebec | 31 km NNW | 14° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Saint-AndréQuebec | 31 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 88 mm |
| Trois PistolesQuebec | 33 km NE | 14° | 5° | 91 mm |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-KamouraskaQuebec | 40 km SSW | 15° | 4° | 90 mm |
| Sacré-CoeurQuebec | 41 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 91 mm |