Perce Weather in May
Perce in May
The short of it: Perce in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 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 12° · low 3° · rain 102 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Perce brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 3°, with about 102 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 min in mid-May, 96 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, Perce runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Grande-Riviere, 18 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Perce, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande-RiviereQuebec | 18 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 98 mm |
| ChandlerQuebec | 32 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 98 mm |
| GaspéQuebec | 41 km NNW | 13° | 2° | 91 mm |
| MiscouNew Brunswick | 64 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 89 mm |
| Île-de-LamèqueNew Brunswick | 75 km SSW | 14° | 4° | 88 mm |
| LamèqueNew Brunswick | 81 km SSW | 14° | 4° | 88 mm |
| Bas-CaraquetNew Brunswick | 86 km SSW | 14° | 4° | 84 mm |
| MaisonnetteNew Brunswick | 90 km SW | 14° | 4° | 91 mm |