Lac-Mégantic Weather in May
Lac-Mégantic in May
The short of it: Lac-Mégantic in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 103 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Lac-Mégantic an average May high of 16°, a low of 4° and some 103 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 86 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Lac-Mégantic runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Courcelles, 33 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lac-Mégantic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CourcellesQuebec | 33 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 100 mm |
| ShenleyQuebec | 46 km N | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |
| Weedon CentreQuebec | 47 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 105 mm |
| JackmanMaine | 49 km E | 16° | 3° | 85 mm |
| Saint-ThéophileQuebec | 50 km NE | 16° | 4° | 87 mm |
| DisraeliQuebec | 51 km NW | 17° | 5° | 100 mm |
| EustisMaine | 51 km SE | 17° | 4° | 88 mm |
| Saint-Éphrem-de-BeauceQuebec | 54 km N | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |