Le Plateau Weather in May
Le Plateau in May
The short of it: Le Plateau in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 7° · rain 87 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Le Plateau an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 87 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 min in mid-May, 85 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, Le Plateau runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Aylmer, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Le Plateau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AylmerQuebec | 4 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 85 mm |
| HintonburgOntario | 5 km SE | 19° | 7° | 85 mm |
| HullQuebec | 6 km E | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| LowertownOntario | 7 km E | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| CentretownOntario | 7 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| OttawaOntario | 7 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| ChelseaQuebec | 7 km N | 18° | 6° | 92 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 7 km E | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |