Pointe-Claire Weather in May
Pointe-Claire in May
The short of it: Pointe-Claire in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 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 8° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Pointe-Claire an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 88 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 19°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 6th wettest 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, Pointe-Claire runs about middling and drier than most in May. Dollard-Des Ormeaux, 5 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Pointe-Claire, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollard-Des OrmeauxQuebec | 5 km N | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| PierrefondsQuebec | 6 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 91 mm |
| Pierrefonds-RoxboroQuebec | 6 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 92 mm |
| ChâteauguayQuebec | 9 km SE | 19° | 8° | 86 mm |
| ChomedeyQuebec | 11 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| Côte-Saint-LucQuebec | 12 km E | 19° | 8° | 91 mm |
| CartiervilleQuebec | 13 km NE | 19° | 8° | 91 mm |
| Saint-LaurentQuebec | 13 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 92 mm |