Stanstead-Est Weather in May
Stanstead-Est in May
The short of it: Stanstead-Est in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 50 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 6° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Stanstead-Est brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 6°, with about 102 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 50 min in mid-May, 84 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, Stanstead-Est runs about middling and about as wet in May. Ayer's Cliff, 8 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Stanstead-Est, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer's CliffQuebec | 8 km N | 18° | 6° | 100 mm |
| StansteadQuebec | 10 km SSW | 18° | 5° | 102 mm |
| CoaticookQuebec | 20 km E | 18° | 5° | 104 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 20 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| NewportVermont | 22 km SW | 19° | 6° | 97 mm |
| Rock ForestQuebec | 29 km N | 18° | 6° | 102 mm |
| SherbrookeQuebec | 35 km NNE | 19° | 6° | 101 mm |
| Lac-BromeQuebec | 39 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 117 mm |