La Minerve Weather in May
La Minerve in May
The short of it: La Minerve in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 4° · rain 98 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give La Minerve an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 98 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 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, La Minerve runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Labelle, 16 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in La Minerve, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LabelleQuebec | 16 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 99 mm |
| Lac-SimonQuebec | 18 km SE | 18° | 4° | 102 mm |
| Rivière-RougeQuebec | 19 km NNE | 18° | 4° | 95 mm |
| La ConceptionQuebec | 21 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 102 mm |
| Mont-TremblantQuebec | 27 km E | 17° | 4° | 103 mm |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-CarmelQuebec | 28 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkQuebec | 35 km S | 18° | 5° | 99 mm |
| Saint-FaustinQuebec | 38 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 112 mm |