Cantley Weather in May
Cantley in May
The short of it: Cantley in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 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 98 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Cantley an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 98 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 85 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, Cantley runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Chelsea, 7 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Cantley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th 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 53 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChelseaQuebec | 7 km S | 18° | 6° | 92 mm |
| WakefieldQuebec | 12 km NNW | 17° | 5° | 102 mm |
| GatineauQuebec | 12 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| Val-des-MontsQuebec | 13 km NE | 18° | 6° | 96 mm |
| Le PlateauQuebec | 15 km S | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| Rockcliffe ParkOntario | 15 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 16 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| HullQuebec | 16 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |