La Haute-Saint-Charles weather in May

In May, La Haute-Saint-Charles sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 114 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 14.8 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 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is La Haute-Saint-Charles's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Haute-Saint-Charles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
114 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:17 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 La Haute-Saint-Charles reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2122
3122
4132
5132
6133
7143
8143
9143
10143
11153
12154
13154
14154
15154
16164
17165
18165
19165
20165
21175
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27177
28187
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in La Haute-Saint-Charles

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

La Haute-Saint-Charles 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-8° / -17°9412.212.68.80.0
Feb-7° / -16°759.810.4100.0
Mar-1° / -10°9110.91011.60.0
Apr / -2°11412.36.713.30.9
May15° / 11413.90.914.84.3
Jun21° / 10°13213.7015.65.7
Jul23° / 13°14716.1015.35.8
Aug22° / 12°13214.70146.0
Sep17° / 12912.50.112.45.0
Oct / 14013.12.510.61.9
Nov / -5°11913.49.29.20.0
Dec-5° / -13°11213.3138.40.0

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63466
73565
83565
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143565
153565
163565
173565
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233367
243466
253367
263367
273367
283367
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

La Haute-Saint-Charles gets around 114 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1439
2438
3427
4427
5426
6425
7425
8424
9424
10424
11423
12423
13423
14422
15422
16422
17422
18432
19432
20442
21451
22451
23461
24461
25461
26471
27471
28471
29471
30461
31461

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169820
179820
189820
199721
209631
219631
229631
239541
249442
259352
269352
279352
289262
299163
309163
319073

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 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 4:39 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:396:47
214.24:376:48
314.24:356:50
414.34:346:51
514.34:326:52
614.44:316:54
714.44:296:55
814.54:286:56
914.54:266:58
1014.64:256:59
1114.64:237:00
1214.74:227:02
1314.74:217:03
1414.74:197:04
1514.84:187:05
1614.84:177:07
1714.94:167:08
1814.94:147:09
1915.04:137:10
2015.04:127:12
2115.04:117:13
2215.14:107:14
2315.14:097:15
2415.14:087:16
2515.24:077:17
2615.24:067:18
2715.24:057:19
2815.34:047:21
2915.34:047:22
3015.34:037:23
3115.44:027:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Haute-Saint-Charles?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit La Haute-Saint-Charles for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Haute-Saint-Charles in May

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

In May, La Haute-Saint-Charles sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Haute-Saint-Charles 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 La Haute-Saint-Charles peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Haute-Saint-Charles?

La Haute-Saint-Charles sits at 46.9°N, 71.4°W, 156 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf, 5.0 km away.

Topography around La Haute-Saint-Charles

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Haute-Saint-Charles.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Haute-Saint-Charles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,173 m.

The land around La Haute-Saint-Charles is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 5.0 km · Charlesbourg 5.0 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 11 km · Les Rivières 11 km · La Cité-Limoilou 13 km · Sainte-Foy 14 km · Beauport 14 km · Quebec City 15 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 La Haute-Saint-Charles (46.8903°, -71.3722°, elevation 156 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).