Sept-Îles Weather in May
Sept-Îles in May
The short of it: Sept-Îles in May averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 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 96 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sept-Îles an average May high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 96 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-May, 102 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, Sept-Îles runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Maliotenam, 14 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sept-Îles, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaliotenamQuebec | 14 km E | 11° | 2° | 96 mm |
| Port-CartierQuebec | 39 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 95 mm |
| Saint-AlexandreQuebec | 39 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 95 mm |
| Sainte-Anne-des-MontsQuebec | 120 km S | 13° | 3° | 83 mm |
| Cap-ChatQuebec | 125 km S | 13° | 3° | 88 mm |
| MurdochvilleQuebec | 152 km SSE | 10° | 0° | 81 mm |
| Baie-ComeauQuebec | 168 km SW | 13° | 4° | 82 mm |
| MataneQuebec | 173 km SSW | 14° | 4° | 92 mm |