Orléans Weather in May
Orléans in May
The short of it: Orléans in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 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 19° · low 7° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Orléans brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 93 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, Orléans runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Queenswood Heights, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Orléans, 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
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 2 km N | 19° | 7° | 92 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 3 km NE | 19° | 7° | 94 mm |
| Blackburn HamletOntario | 5 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 8 km WNW | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| Viscount Alexander ParkOntario | 10 km W | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| OverbrookOntario | 12 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| Elmvale AcresOntario | 12 km SW | 19° | 8° | 88 mm |
| VanierOntario | 13 km W | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |