Matane Weather in May
Matane in May
The short of it: Matane in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 4° · rain 92 mm · daylight 15 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Matane an average May high of 14°, a low of 4° and some 92 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 15 min in mid-May, 97 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Matane runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Saint-Ulric, 14 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Matane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-UlricQuebec | 14 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 88 mm |
| SayabecQuebec | 32 km SSW | 14° | 3° | 97 mm |
| Val-BrillantQuebec | 33 km S | 14° | 3° | 101 mm |
| AmquiQuebec | 41 km S | 15° | 3° | 101 mm |
| Lac-au-SaumonQuebec | 47 km SSE | 15° | 3° | 100 mm |
| CausapscalQuebec | 56 km SSE | 15° | 3° | 96 mm |
| Mont-JoliQuebec | 56 km WSW | 15° | 4° | 82 mm |
| Baie-ComeauQuebec | 63 km NW | 13° | 4° | 82 mm |