Québec Weather in May
Québec in May
The short of it: Québec in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 1 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 6° · rain 105 mm · daylight 15 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Québec an average May high of 19°, a low of 6° and some 105 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 19°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 1 min in mid-May, 90 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, Québec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. La Cité-Limoilou, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Québec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 2 km NNW | 19° | 6° | 105 mm |
| LévisQuebec | 3 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 105 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 4 km W | 19° | 6° | 104 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 5 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 6 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 101 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 7 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 104 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 11 km NNE | 17° | 5° | 107 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 11 km W | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |