Cap-Rouge Weather in May
Cap-Rouge in May
The short of it: Cap-Rouge in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 1 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 6° · rain 101 mm · daylight 15 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Cap-Rouge brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 101 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 17°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 1 min in mid-May, 89 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, Cap-Rouge runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge, 1 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Cap-Rouge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeQuebec | 1 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 104 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 5 km N | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 6 km NE | 18° | 6° | 104 mm |
| Saint-Augustin-de-DesmauresQuebec | 8 km W | 17° | 5° | 103 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 9 km E | 18° | 6° | 101 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 10 km NE | 19° | 6° | 104 mm |
| Neufchâtel-Est–LebourgneufQuebec | 12 km N | 18° | 6° | 108 mm |
| WendakeQuebec | 13 km N | 18° | 6° | 108 mm |