Baie-Comeau weather in May

In May, Baie-Comeau sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baie-Comeau's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baie-Comeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
3:56 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Baie-Comeau is city in Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada.

Density
50/km²
people per km²
Founded
1982

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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical May day in Baie-Comeau reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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271
381
481
581
682
792
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How May really feels in Baie-Comeau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Baie-Comeau 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-10° / -17°659.910.88.50.0
Feb-8° / -16°568.28.69.80.0
Mar-3° / -10°7210.41011.60.0
Apr / -2°8410.66.613.40.1
May11° / 8512115.12.4
Jun17° / 11°8211.2015.95.1
Jul20° / 14°10413.2015.65.7
Aug19° / 13°9311.9014.25.8
Sep14° / 10311.5012.44.0
Oct / 11012.21.910.51.2
Nov / -3°9511.57.98.90.0
Dec-5° / -12°9011.9128.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53961
63862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Baie-Comeau gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1358
2367
3367
4366
5366
6376
7375
8375
9375
10385
11384
12384
13384
14384
15383
16373
17373
18373
19372
20372
21372
22381
23381
24391
25391
26401
27401
28400
29400
30400
31400

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 3:40 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:206:40
214.44:186:41
314.44:166:43
414.54:156:44
514.54:136:46
614.64:116:47
714.64:106:49
814.74:086:50
914.74:076:51
1014.84:056:53
1114.84:036:54
1214.94:026:56
1314.94:016:57
1415.03:596:59
1515.03:587:00
1615.13:567:01
1715.13:557:03
1815.23:547:04
1915.23:527:05
2015.33:517:07
2115.33:507:08
2215.33:497:09
2315.43:487:11
2415.43:477:12
2515.53:467:13
2615.53:457:14
2715.53:447:15
2815.63:437:17
2915.63:427:18
3015.63:417:19
3115.73:407:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baie-Comeau?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baie-Comeau.

What to pack for Baie-Comeau in May

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

In May, Baie-Comeau sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Baie-Comeau in May

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Apr1Bracing
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Jun10Bracing
Jul13Bracing
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Oct6Bracing
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UV index in Baie-Comeau in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baie-Comeau peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug2Low
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baie-Comeau 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 Baie-Comeau is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 10.1× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 142 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun18Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct4Good
Nov2Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baie-Comeau?

Baie-Comeau sits at 49.2°N, 68.1°W, 76 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rimouski, 90 km away.

Topography around Baie-Comeau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baie-Comeau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m.

The land around Baie-Comeau is covered by water (48%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rimouski 90 km · Sept-Îles 168 km · Rivière-du-Loup 186 km · Edmundston 205 km · Chicoutimi 231 km · Saguenay 231 km · Jonquière 244 km · Alma 266 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 Baie-Comeau (49.2168°, -68.1489°, elevation 76 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).