Charlesbourg Weather in May
Charlesbourg in May
The short of it: Charlesbourg in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 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 5° · rain 110 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Charlesbourg an average May high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 110 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 17°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-May, 90 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, Charlesbourg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. La Haute-Saint-Charles, 5 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Charlesbourg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Haute-Saint-CharlesQuebec | 5 km W | 17° | 5° | 111 mm |
| Neufchâtel-Est–LebourgneufQuebec | 6 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 108 mm |
| WendakeQuebec | 6 km SW | 18° | 6° | 108 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 9 km SSE | 19° | 6° | 104 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 10 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 10 km SE | 19° | 6° | 105 mm |
| QuébecQuebec | 12 km SE | 19° | 6° | 105 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 12 km E | 17° | 5° | 107 mm |