Gentilly Weather in May
Gentilly in May
The short of it: Gentilly in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 58 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 5° · rain 90 mm · daylight 14 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Gentilly an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 90 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 58 min in mid-May, 88 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, Gentilly runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Bécancour, 14 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gentilly, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BécancourQuebec | 14 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeQuebec | 21 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 22 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 24 km NW | 17° | 5° | 97 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 24 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| NicoletQuebec | 32 km SW | 18° | 6° | 84 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-d'AstonQuebec | 33 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 89 mm |
| Saint-Marc-des-CarrièresQuebec | 36 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 100 mm |