Shawinigan Weather in May
Shawinigan in May
The short of it: Shawinigan in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 59 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 18° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Shawinigan brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 59 min in mid-May, 89 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, Shawinigan runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Hérouxville, 15 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Shawinigan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HérouxvilleQuebec | 15 km NE | 17° | 4° | 94 mm |
| Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonQuebec | 19 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 104 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 21 km E | 17° | 5° | 97 mm |
| Saint-TiteQuebec | 23 km NE | 18° | 4° | 98 mm |
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 29 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 31 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanQuebec | 32 km E | 18° | 5° | 94 mm |
| YamachicheQuebec | 32 km S | 18° | 6° | 90 mm |