Val-David Weather in May
Val-David in May
The short of it: Val-David in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Val-David an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 102 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 9° from April to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-May, 87 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 August and June.
Against its neighbours, Val-David runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Saint-Jérôme, 33 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Val-David, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-JérômeQuebec | 33 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 94 mm |
| MirabelQuebec | 44 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 96 mm |
| BlainvilleQuebec | 48 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 94 mm |
| Saint-Louis-de-TerrebonneQuebec | 50 km SE | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |
| Sainte-ThérèseQuebec | 53 km SE | 19° | 8° | 94 mm |
| BoisbriandQuebec | 55 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 93 mm |
| MascoucheQuebec | 57 km ESE | 19° | 7° | 100 mm |
| Saint-EustacheQuebec | 57 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 93 mm |