Stanstead Weather in May
Stanstead in May
The short of it: Stanstead in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °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 5° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Stanstead an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 102 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 5°. 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 runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Newport, 12 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Stanstead, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewportVermont | 12 km SW | 19° | 6° | 97 mm |
| Ayer's CliffQuebec | 18 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 100 mm |
| CoaticookQuebec | 26 km ENE | 18° | 5° | 104 mm |
| MagogQuebec | 28 km N | 18° | 6° | 106 mm |
| Rock ForestQuebec | 39 km N | 18° | 6° | 102 mm |
| Lac-BromeQuebec | 40 km NW | 18° | 6° | 117 mm |
| SuttonQuebec | 42 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 116 mm |
| MontgomeryVermont | 45 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 107 mm |