Rouyn-Noranda Weather in May
Rouyn-Noranda in May
The short of it: Rouyn-Noranda in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 11 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 17° · low 4° · rain 90 mm · daylight 15 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Rouyn-Noranda an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 90 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 10° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 11 min in mid-May, 95 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, Rouyn-Noranda runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Preissac, 52 km to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Rouyn-Noranda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h