The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during May at cities and towns in Quebec.
The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.
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.
Southern Quebec
May snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.1 |
Drummondville |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| 0.2 |
Granby |
0.4 |
0.9 |
| 0.1 |
Montreal |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 0.3 |
Sherbrooke |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| 0.0 |
Sorel - Tracy |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0.0 |
St Hyacinthe |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0.6 |
Thetford Mines |
0.8 |
2.0 |
South-Central Quebec
Total amount of snow in May on average
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.1 |
Joliette |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| 0.1 |
La Tuque |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 0.3 |
Québec City |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| 0.9 |
Roberval |
1.5 |
3.7 |
| 1.4 |
Saguenay |
1.3 |
3.4 |
| 0.2 |
Shawinigan |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| 0.1 |
Trois Rivieres |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Western Quebec
Average total snowfall in May
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.5 |
Amos |
0.5 |
1.3 |
| 0.0 |
Lachute |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 0.5 |
Maniwaki |
0.4 |
0.9 |
| 0.2 |
Mont Laurier |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 0.3 |
St Donat |
0.6 |
1.5 |
| 0.0 |
St Jerome |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 1.1 |
Ste-Agathe-des-Monts |
1.1 |
2.9 |
| 2.0 |
Val-D'or |
1.0 |
2.5 |
Gaspé Peninsula
Average May snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.1 |
Caplan |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 1.4 |
Gaspé |
1.9 |
4.9 |
| 0.5 |
Rimouski |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| 0.5 |
Ste-Anne-des-Monts |
0.4 |
0.9 |
North Shore
May snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.8 |
Baie-Comeau |
0.9 |
2.4 |
| 3.5 |
Blanc-Sablon |
3.7 |
9.5 |
| 4.3 |
Fermont |
4.4 |
11.3 |
| 1.8 |
Natashquan |
1.8 |
4.5 |
| 10.3 |
Schefferville |
9.0 |
22.9 |
| 1.7 |
Sept-Iles |
3.6 |
9.1 |
| 0.2 |
Tadoussac |
0.2 |
0.6 |
Northern Quebec
May snowfall averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 8.4 |
Inukjuak |
5.7 |
14.6 |
| 8.3 |
Kuujjuaq |
5.8 |
14.7 |
| 6.8 |
Kuujjuarapik |
5.6 |
14.2 |
| 3.2 |
Matagami |
3.4 |
8.6 |
| 0.3 |
Mistassini |
0.3 |
0.7 |
| 5.1 |
Radisson |
4.4 |
11.1 |