Senneterre Weather in May
Senneterre in May
The short of it: Senneterre in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 115 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Senneterre brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 115 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 2°. Wet spells are common — about 115 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Senneterre runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Barraute, 29 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Senneterre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 33 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarrauteQuebec | 29 km W | 16° | 2° | 83 mm |
| Val-d'OrQuebec | 53 km SW | 16° | 3° | 82 mm |
| AmosQuebec | 67 km WNW | 16° | 2° | 83 mm |
| MalarticQuebec | 72 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 81 mm |
| Lebel-sur-QuévillonQuebec | 75 km NNE | 15° | 2° | 81 mm |
| PreissacQuebec | 83 km W | 16° | 2° | 84 mm |
| Rouyn-NorandaQuebec | 133 km W | 17° | 4° | 90 mm |
| MacamicQuebec | 135 km WNW | 15° | 2° | 82 mm |