Snowdon Weather in May
Snowdon in May
The short of it: Snowdon in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 91 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Snowdon an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 91 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Snowdon runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Snowdon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-GrâceQuebec | 2 km SE | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| Saint-LaurentQuebec | 3 km WNW | 19° | 8° | 92 mm |
| Côte-Saint-LucQuebec | 4 km SW | 19° | 8° | 91 mm |
| Le Sud-OuestQuebec | 4 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 90 mm |
| OutremontQuebec | 4 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 93 mm |
| MontréalQuebec | 4 km NE | 19° | 8° | 93 mm |
| Ville-ÉmardQuebec | 5 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| Parc-ExtensionQuebec | 5 km N | 19° | 8° | 92 mm |