Joliette Weather in May
Joliette in May
The short of it: Joliette in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Joliette an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 88 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Joliette runs about middling and drier than most in May. Sorel-Tracy, 24 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Joliette, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorel-TracyQuebec | 24 km E | 18° | 7° | 90 mm |
| RepentignyQuebec | 31 km S | 18° | 7° | 88 mm |
| MascoucheQuebec | 33 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 100 mm |
| TerrebonneQuebec | 39 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 97 mm |
| Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesQuebec | 44 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 95 mm |
| Saint-Louis-de-TerrebonneQuebec | 45 km SW | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |
| BouchervilleQuebec | 47 km S | 18° | 7° | 91 mm |
| Sainte-JulieQuebec | 49 km S | 18° | 7° | 94 mm |