Vanier Weather in May
Vanier in May
The short of it: Vanier in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 52 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 7° · rain 90 mm · daylight 14 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Vanier an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 90 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 90 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Vanier runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Overbrook, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Vanier, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OverbrookOntario | 2 km SE | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| Rockcliffe ParkOntario | 2 km NW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 2 km W | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| Sandy HillOntario | 2 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| LowertownOntario | 2 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |
| Viscount Alexander ParkOntario | 3 km ENE | 19° | 7° | 90 mm |
| CentretownOntario | 4 km SW | 19° | 8° | 87 mm |
| HullQuebec | 4 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 88 mm |