Average Precipitation for Quebec in May

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during May at cities and towns in Quebec. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.

The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.

Southern Quebec

Average monthly precipitation in May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
13 Drummondville 3.7 94
14 Granby 3.8 97
14 Montréal 3.2 81
16 Sherbrooke 3.7 94
13 Sorel - Tracy 3.4 86
14 St Hyacinthe 3.5 89
15 Thetford Mines 4.1 105

South-Central Quebec

May averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Joliette 3.3 84
14 La Tuque 3.3 84
15 Québec City 4.2 107
13 Roberval 2.9 74
15 Saguenay 3.2 81
14 Trois-Rivières 3.8 96

Western Quebec

Average amount of rain and snow in May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Amos 3.4 87
15 Lachute 3.8 96
13 Maniwaki 3.3 85
14 Mont Laurier 3.5 90
14 St Donat 3.9 99
13 St Jerome 3.7 93
14 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 3.6 91
14 Val-D'or 3.4 85

Gaspé Peninsula

Precipitation totals for May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
14 Caplan 3.6 92
14 Gaspé 3.5 89
15 Iles de la Madeleine 3.4 86
14 Rimouski 3.3 85
15 Ste-Anne-des-Monts 2.9 74

North Shore

Total precipitation during May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
14 Baie-Comeau 3.6 91
15 Blanc-Sablon 2.7 69
12 Fermont 1.8 47
14 Natashquan 3.4 86
16 Schefferville 2.0 50
14 Sept-Iles 3.4 87
12 Tadoussac 3.7 93

Northern Quebec

Total precipitation during May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Inukjuak 1.1 29
12 Kuujjuaq 1.1 29
12 Kuujjuarapik 1.3 33
12 Radisson 1.5 39
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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