Buckingham weather in May

In May, Buckingham sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°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 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buckingham's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buckingham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:37 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Buckingham is administrative sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, former town.

Density
1,028/km²
people per km²
Founded
1855

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Buckingham reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2165
3165
4165
5175
6176
7176
8176
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10186
11186
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How May really feels in Buckingham

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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Buckingham 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-5° / -15°7410.69.98.90.0
Feb-4° / -14°588.98.210.10.0
Mar / -7°7310.2711.60.1
Apr11° / 9211.33.113.32.6
May19° / 9211.40.314.75.6
Jun24° / 13°10411.7015.46.4
Jul26° / 15°10212.5015.16.3
Aug25° / 14°9311013.96.7
Sep20° / 10°9610.3012.36.2
Oct12° / 10112.20.610.73.2
Nov / -3°8411.34.49.30.4
Dec-2° / -10°8011.59.28.60.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Buckingham gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1363
2362
3362
4352
5352
6352
7352
8352
9351
10351
11351
12351
13341
14351
15351
16351
17351
18350
19360
20360
21360
22370
23370
24380
25390
26390
27400
28400
29410
30410
31410

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
397300
496310
596310
696310
796310
896310
995410
1095410
1195410
1295410
1395410
1495410
1594420
1693520
1793520
1892620
1990631
2089731
2187841
2287841
2385951
24841051
25821062
26811162
27801262
28791272
29781372
30781372
31751483

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:587:00
214.14:567:01
314.14:557:03
414.24:537:04
514.24:527:05
614.34:507:07
714.34:497:08
814.44:477:09
914.44:467:10
1014.54:457:12
1114.54:437:13
1214.54:427:14
1314.64:417:15
1414.64:397:16
1514.74:387:18
1614.74:377:19
1714.74:367:20
1814.84:357:21
1914.84:347:22
2014.84:337:24
2114.94:327:25
2214.94:317:26
2315.04:307:27
2415.04:297:28
2515.04:287:29
2615.14:277:30
2715.14:267:31
2815.14:257:32
2915.14:257:33
3015.24:247:34
3115.24:237:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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135.6Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Buckingham?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Buckingham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buckingham in May

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

In May, Buckingham sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buckingham 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 Buckingham peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Buckingham?

Buckingham sits at 45.6°N, 75.4°W, 124 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Clarence-Rockland, 11 km away.

Topography around Buckingham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buckingham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buckingham is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
585 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Clarence-Rockland 11 km · Fallingbrook 13 km · Orléans 16 km · Templeton-Est 17 km · Gatineau 25 km · Vanier 25 km · Hull 29 km · Centretown 29 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 Buckingham (45.5856°, -75.4208°, elevation 124 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).