Jonquière Weather in May
Jonquière in May
The short of it: Jonquière in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 95 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 95 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Jonquière an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 95 mm of rain. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 95 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, Jonquière runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Saguenay, 14 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Jonquière, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 16 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 | 14 km E | 17° | 4° | 93 mm |
| ChicoutimiQuebec | 14 km E | 17° | 4° | 93 mm |
| Saint-AmbroiseQuebec | 16 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 88 mm |
| Saint-HonoréQuebec | 18 km NE | 17° | 3° | 94 mm |
| Saint-Charles-de-BourgetQuebec | 19 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 87 mm |
| Saint-FulgenceQuebec | 26 km E | 15° | 3° | 94 mm |
| La BaieQuebec | 28 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 97 mm |
| Saint-BrunoQuebec | 30 km W | 17° | 4° | 79 mm |