Sherbrooke Weather in May
Sherbrooke in May
The short of it: Sherbrooke in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 101 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Sherbrooke an average May high of 19°, a low of 6° and some 101 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 19°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 52 min in mid-May, 85 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, Sherbrooke runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Rock Forest, 9 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sherbrooke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock ForestQuebec | 9 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 102 mm |
| WindsorQuebec | 20 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 103 mm |
| East AngusQuebec | 20 km ENE | 18° | 5° | 104 mm |
| Cookshire-EatonQuebec | 21 km E | 18° | 5° | 103 mm |
| CookshireQuebec | 21 km E | 17° | 5° | 105 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 25 km SW | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| Ayer's CliffQuebec | 28 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 100 mm |
| CoaticookQuebec | 31 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 104 mm |