Chicoutimi Weather in May
Chicoutimi in May
The short of it: Chicoutimi in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 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 4° · rain 93 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Chicoutimi an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 93 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 min in mid-May, 95 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, Chicoutimi runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Saguenay, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chicoutimi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaguenayQuebec | 0 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 93 mm |
| Saint-FulgenceQuebec | 13 km ENE | 15° | 3° | 94 mm |
| Saint-HonoréQuebec | 13 km N | 17° | 3° | 94 mm |
| JonquièreQuebec | 14 km W | 17° | 4° | 95 mm |
| La BaieQuebec | 16 km SE | 17° | 4° | 97 mm |
| Saint-AmbroiseQuebec | 24 km NW | 17° | 3° | 88 mm |
| Saint-Charles-de-BourgetQuebec | 28 km NW | 17° | 3° | 87 mm |
| Ferland-et-BoilleauQuebec | 31 km SSE | 15° | 3° | 105 mm |