Nicolet Weather in May
Nicolet in May
The short of it: Nicolet in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 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 6° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Nicolet an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 84 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 6th 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, Nicolet runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Sainte-Catherine, 10 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Nicolet, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 10 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 14 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 90 mm |
| BécancourQuebec | 19 km NE | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| LouisevilleQuebec | 25 km W | 19° | 6° | 95 mm |
| ShawiniganQuebec | 39 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 93 mm |
| DrummondvilleQuebec | 40 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 94 mm |
| Sorel-TracyQuebec | 44 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 90 mm |
| BerthiervilleQuebec | 47 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 94 mm |