Amos weather in May

In May, Amos sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Amos's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:38 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Amos is town in Quebec, Canada.

Density
33/km²
people per km²
Founded
2025

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Amos reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2120
3120
4131
5131
6131
7141
8142
9142
10142
11152
12152
13153
14153
15163
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20174
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22175
23175
24175
25185
26185
27186
28186
29186
30196
31196

How May really feels in Amos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Amos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -21°5210.111.48.50.0
Feb-9° / -20°387.88.89.80.0
Mar-2° / -14°4998.411.60.0
Apr / -4°7110.76.313.40.9
May16° / 7411.31.4154.5
Jun21° / 8311.30.115.86.1
Jul23° / 12°10014015.56.2
Aug22° / 11°9412.4014.16.1
Sep17° / 10812.70.212.44.8
Oct / 9613.1310.61.4
Nov / -7°8012.31090.0
Dec-7° / -15°5911.512.38.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183268
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253268
263268
273268
283268
293367
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Amos gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13311
23210
33210
4329
5328
6327
7327
8326
9336
10336
11345
12345
13355
14355
15355
16365
17364
18374
19374
20384
21394
22393
23393
24403
25403
26403
27402
28402
29402
30402
31402

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179721
189721
199721
209631
219532
229532
239442
249442
259343
269253
279253
289253
299253
309163
319163

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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2812light breeze
2912light breeze
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:027:18
214.35:007:19
314.44:587:21
414.44:567:22
514.54:557:24
614.54:537:25
714.64:527:27
814.64:507:28
914.74:487:29
1014.74:477:31
1114.84:457:32
1214.84:447:34
1314.94:427:35
1414.94:417:36
1515.04:407:38
1615.04:387:39
1715.14:377:40
1815.14:367:42
1915.14:357:43
2015.24:337:44
2115.24:327:46
2215.34:317:47
2315.34:307:48
2415.34:297:49
2515.44:287:50
2615.44:277:52
2715.44:267:53
2815.54:257:54
2915.54:247:55
3015.54:237:56
3115.64:237:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Amos?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Amos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Amos in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Amos sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amos in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amos peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Amos in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Amos is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amos?

Amos sits at 48.6°N, 78.1°W, 298 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Val-d'Or, 57 km away.

North BayPetawawaValley EastGreater SudburyHuntsville

Topography around Amos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Amos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.

The land around Amos is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
341 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Val-d'Or 57 km · Rouyn-Noranda 76 km · Timmins 237 km · North Bay 270 km · Petawawa 304 km · Valley East 304 km · Greater Sudbury 316 km · Huntsville 369 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Amos (48.5669°, -78.1162°, elevation 298 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).